Network security is not just for IT professionals. Even home users need to keep their networks secure to prevent unauthorized people from, for example, hogging their broadband, installing malware that ...

At least they do until something goes wrong, and you have to troubleshoot your home network, and then those advanced features ...

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Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

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Online gaming is awesome. Teaming up with friends who may be physically located all over the world is great. Engaging with hundreds of other people in a virtual world is fantastic. Having that fun ...

In networking, an Ethernet bridge is a router that has been configured to connect directly to the main network router as a way to extend the network's range or to separate the network into smaller sub ...

You may have heard of the dangers of connecting to free, open-access WiFi networks. But did you know that your home network can also be hazardous to your personal data? If you have not taken the ...

Continuing AppleInsider's quest to find the perfect mesh networking hardware, this week we take a closer look at Linksys' entry, a three-tower setup named Velop. The point of mesh networking is to ...

Internet performance degradations may occur this week and the next due to settings on some IPv4 routers that are used across the Internet. In a nutshell, the number of routes across the Internet is ...