I need some help with my network setup at home. We have 2 wireless routers. One's a Belkin draft-N box and the other is a WRT54GL with DD-WRT on it. They currently have separate SSIDs and they're both ...

So in this flat I have a fiber connection, with a PON. I plugged in my own Archer C6, flashed OpenWRT on it, and flubbed with configuration until I got it to work (I wasn't very familiar with OpenWRT, ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Routers are cheaper, faster, and easier to set up.Mesh systems fix dead zones with wider ...

Last month, during the same event where Google announced the Pixel 4 and Pixelbook Go, the company announced Nest Wi-Fi, its second mesh Wi-Fi system for the home. The first one, Google Wi-Fi, was ...

When researching how to set up a Wi-Fi network, you're going to hear a lot of talk about routers and access points. While both help you connect to the internet, their roles in a network are ...

Verizon FiOS is a fiber-optic service for your home cable, phone and internet. The service is similar to any other home internet that runs off fiber-optic cable, which is the fastest internet option ...

Mesh WiFi systems are basically the same as regular routers and extenders, but they're a lot smarter and work a lot better. They're also easier to set up and maintain. And they look better than ...

In this week’s technology-advice column from Lifehacker, we’re going back to our favorite topic: wireless networking. This time around, a reader is having some issues getting an important piece of ...

Your WiFi router is the gateway for all the data that streams into and out of your home via your internet service provider. That includes every 4K holiday movie you watch on Netflix, every last-minute ...

Isn't it frustrating when you find a cosy corner in your house to play an online match, and the network starts to act up? There are dozens of reasons this could happen, but the biggest culprit is the ...