A simple router setting was holding back my home network's full potential, and I wish I'd made this change sooner.

tldr: Devices connected to the 2.4GHz band can't talk to devices connected to the 5GHz band even when they are on the same subnet. Why? For background, I had always had separate SSIDs for 2.4GHz and ...

Dan has been a professional writer for more than a decade and now specializes in routers and networking devices. Originally from Chicago, IL, Dan studied comedy writing at Second City and worked as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you pay for a fast internet plan, but the Wi-Fi still feels slow, the issue may lie with your router rather than the internet ...

My Wi-Fi is inconsistent, and it's not just about speed. I use a fiber-optic connection that terminates at an ONU (Optical Network Unit) with a built-in Wi-Fi router provided by my ISP. This should be ...

Whether it's an older router you have lying around or the current one you're using, there are a lot of surprising features ...

The Texas Instruments ACX100 chipset is being used by D-Link as a basis for their new line of “AirPlus” 22Mbps 802.11b wireless networking products. The AirPlus 2.4GHz Router delivers increased speed, ...

Most of us receive a free wi-fi router from our internet service provider (ISP) when we sign up for a broadband deal. These free models can be pretty basic and, while they usually do a decent job, you ...

Does your wireless network seem slow? A recent study by Epitiro, a UK-based broadband-analysis firm, shows that consumers lose an average of 30 percent of the data speed their broadband connection ...

It was brought up before that stuttering Bluetooth audio could be due to interference from USB. I just came across an Amazon review on a WD hard drive that further clarifies that it's specifically USB ...