CNET

Modem vs. Router: Which Do You Need to Get Online?

Your internet connection depends on multiple devices working together. Here are the details to help you troubleshoot problems and stay online.

How the internet and Wi-Fi work: A guide to connections, data and the cloud

Your internet service provider (ISP) brings the internet into your home through a modem. A router then converts that signal into Wi-Fi, allowing phones, laptops, TVs and other devices to connect ...
CNET

Is Your Internet Connection Delivering on the Speeds You Pay For? Here’s How to Tell

Some free speed tests, including Ookla and Cloudflare, also give you download and upload scores for latency. These are referred to as “loaded latency” results, and they’re taken while the speed test ...
Appuals

Fix: “An Ethernet cable is not properly plugged in or might be broken”

The message “An Ethernet cable is not properly plugged in or might be broken” appears when Windows fails to detect a stable ...
Bleeping Computer

Using ExpressVPN on a router: Benefits and setup guide

Want to protect every device in your home with ExpressVPN? This guide explains the advantages of using ExpressVPN on a router and shows you how to get set up. An ExpressVPN router setup allows you to ...
Digital Trends

This dongle can bring a superfast Wi-Fi 6 connection to your old computer

To upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 you would customarily need to buy an entirely new laptop or replace the Wi-Fi card in your desktop. Netgear has come up with a clever way to avoid this. The Netgear Nighthawk ...
Bleeping Computer

Using NordVPN on a router: Benefits and setup guide

Effortlessly protect every device in your home using NordVPN! Setting up NordVPN on a router ensures all your internet traffic travels through the VPN. Learn the benefits and how to set it up.