When it comes to buying wireless access points (APs), now is a tricky time. Don't forget to keep an eye on the latest from IEEE. Draft 802.11n products are improving but are not yet mature. Today's ...

Now more of us are working from home, we ned wireless networks that give us the same quality of service we're used to having at the office and we need to separate traffic for security reasons. Netgear ...

Does flaky Internet connectivity have you scrounging for solutions? The COVID-19 pandemic increased our demand for Internet service due to working from home, online learning for kids, and video ...

Until recently, it's been difficult to use the words "secure" and "wireless" in the same sentence. Recent developments mean that's no longer the case. We look at six different options. November 2003 ...

Thick routers are the old familiar Cisco variety, running their own command-line operating system with thousands of parameters to tweak and tune. Thick routers need plenty of expertise to manage and ...

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I have a somewhat convoluted home networking setup that I'm hoping to get some input on. I've tried several things and nothing seems to perform reliably. I'm probably overdoing the complexity so I'm ...

What’s the difference between an enterprise wireless access point from a big name vendor, and a SOHO-grade one from the likes of Belkin, Buffalo or Netgear? Okay, it’s not a very funny joke. In fact ...

Let’s look at the differences between residential and commercial wireless networks and some tips on how to secure your network with an emphasis on the risks of employee cell phones and remote workers.

I have two Linksys wireless access points and I would like to link them together to pass the internet from one to another. Can I do that? I have two Linksys wireless access points and I would like to ...

Wireless access points (WAPs) have become a crucial component of modern networking infrastructure in the age of ubiquitous connection. These units are essential for sustaining wireless communication ...