I have the IP address on the WRT45GS as 192.168.3.1, subnet mask as 255.255.255.0, DHCP is on. I have the IP address on the WRT120N as 192.168.2.1, subnet mask as 255.255.255.0, DHCP is on. For the ...

Background info: A week and a half ago, I moved back home after graduating from college. In the apartment I lived in, we had Mediacom cable. It worked fine using the Motorola SurfBoard SB5100 cable ...

What follows are six router problems that, quite frankly, I find the most annoying. I looked for possible solutions, and while I didn’t find one router that addressed all my concerns, I did discover ...

The USB 3.0 ports can deliver better performance than USB 2.0 ports. Most routers struggle to power large, power-hungry HDDs ...

When a Fire Stick won't connect to Wi-Fi, it's usually because of a signal strength issue. The situation isn't always simple though, and you'll find that issues with your router, the Fire Stick itself ...

Nutter helps a reader figure out why his broadband speed is significantly lower than what he’s supposed to receive. We often find our broadband speed is significantly slower than the 1.5M-2M bit/sec ...

You wake up Saturday morning to check your favorite team's score, and the page won't load. It's the Wi-Fi again! Wi-Fi connection issues can occur for a bunch of frustrating reasons. If your Wi-Fi is ...

Last week we reported that specific settings on routers and other networking hardware can cause problems in Apple's iChat. In particular, we noted that the uPnP (Universal Plug and Play) option on ...

More on routers causing network slow-down We continue to cover an issue where some routers -- particularly a handful of models manufactured by NetGear -- can cause a reduction in network performance ...

One option that’s easy to overlook is remote management of the router. This allows you (or anyone with your credentials) to ...