Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.

A router's wide area network (WAN) port acts as its gateway to other networks, providing an interface for the router to send outgoing traffic over. Computers should not be connected to a router's WAN ...

The network router continues to evolve as traffic becomes greater and more varied. Here’s a roundup of our most recent coverage about routers from Cisco and others, as well as about router technology, ...

85% of the people of never change this one setting that can get their router hacked.

With each passing year, hardware devices grow less dependent on proprietary components and more reliant on open source technologies. Network routers are among the main beneficiaries of this trend, ...

Our ISP connection is at one site, SITE A. Users, servers, computers, etc., are a few miles away at SITE B. The 2 sites are connected via a wireless point-to-point link. There are no users or ...

$299.99 each for the router and LAN switch to optimize connection speeds, reduce lag, and protect your IP address $299.99 each for the router and LAN switch to optimize connection speeds, reduce lag, ...

Linksys routers feature a physical button on the back of the device that is used to reboot, reset and restore its factory default settings. The router's Web-based control panel does not natively ...

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 ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side The router throughput (speed) of the communications is measured very near the router in an "open space" hallway. For our test, it was 8 feet ...