🛒Gaming Routers, Explained: How Lag Kills DPS and the Best Way to Overcome It
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You often play online games and think it’s time to get the best gaming router to reach the next level. …
How-Tos
How-tos are detailed posts explaining the way stuff works and how to get things done.
How to Pick the Best Mesh Wi-Fi System for Your Home: The Quick Buying Guide
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There are so many Wi-Fi systems on the market, and this post will point you in the right direction and …
Online Parental Control: What It Is and Why You Shouldn’t Pick a Router Based on It
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Many of you have asked me for recommendations on a Wi-Fi router (or mesh system) with “excellent Parental Control.” This …
Asus ExpertWiFi Overview (vs. ZenWifi): A New Mesh-Ready SOHO Hardware Series
8 Min Read
On January 4, 2023, Asus unveiled its new ExpertWiFi product line. After unsurprisingly missing the initial availability target, initially set …
Multi-Gig Ethernet Explained: The Wired Standard that’s Wi-Fi (7)’s Best Friend
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With Wi-Fi 6/6E and especially Wi-Fi 7, we naturally need faster-than-Gigabit wired connections to match—otherwise, we’d be stuck at slightly …
Guest Wi-Fi Network Explained: What It Is and How It Has Little to Do with the Security of IoT Devices
11 Min Read
In recent years, I’ve received a lot of questions about the Guest Wi-Fi SSID (network name), including the catch-all recommendation …
Network Wiring, Explained: How to Get Your Home Wired (Almost) Like a Pro
17 Min Read
You might have noticed by now how I’m a big fan of using network cables—as opposed to Wi-Fi—as a way …
It’s a Solid! How Dong Knows Tech Does Networking Speed Testing for Its In-Depth Hardware Reviews
12 Min Read
If you ever wonder how I perform networking speed testing on devices—including Wi-Fi broadcasters (routers, mesh systems, and access points) …
Dual-band vs. Tri-band vs. Quad-band: Wi-Fi 7 and that Burning Wi-Fi Bandwidth Question
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How the Wi-Fi bandwidth works has always been a mystery—we can’t put our finger on it. The hyped-up numbers thrown …
Netgear Orbi Overview: The Ups and Downs of the Dedicated Wireless Backhaul Concept
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This post will give you an overview of the Orbi mesh family, Netgear’s popular canned Wi-Fi system. While a specific …
