How to Get your Home Wired with Network Cables (almost) like a Pro
You might have noticed by now how I’m a big fan of using cables — as opposed to Wi-Fi — as a way to extend a home network. Getting your … Read More
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Mixing Broadcasters: This Is How Your Home Wi-Fi System Is a Mesh
Kudos to anyone who spots the pun in the headline. OK, generally, a mesh is a Wi-Fi system. Often, to be sure, people also call it a mesh Wi-Fi system. … Read More
Netgear’s “budget” Orbi RBK752 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Is Now Up for Grabs
Looking for a new Wi-Fi 6 solution but can’t stomach the cost of Netgear’s Orbi AX6000 (model RBK852)? Here’s some good news. Starting today, you can find the networking vendor’s … Read More
How to Properly Build a Home Wi-Fi Network – The Ultimate Guide
This post will help almost anyone, including those without networking know-how, set up a home Wi-Fi network from scratch. If you’ve never worked on a router before — or don’t … Read More
Troubleshooting Your Home Wi-Fi Network the Right Way
We tend to only care about our home Wi-Fi network when there’s no Internet. Ironically, it’s also when we can’t go online to search for solutions. So it’s a good … Read More
Trend Micro Home Network Security Review: Get an Asus Router!
The Trend Micro Home Network Security device seems like an excellent idea. It’s a small device designed to plug into your router and will magically protect the entire home network … Read More
Zyxel PLA6456 Review: A Bulky but Fast Powerline Kit
The Zyxel PLA6456BBKIT powerline adapter kit is a quick way to extend your wired network from one end of your home to another, without running an actual network cable. It … Read More
Best Wi-Fi 5 Routers: You Should Be Using One of These
The Wi-Fi router is the heart of your digital home. Among other things, it provides wireless Internet to all of your devices. Generally, if you live in a small or … Read More
TRENDnet TUC-ET5G Review: Easy Multi-Gig Upgrade
The TRENDnet TUC-ET5G USB-C 3.1 to 5GBASE-T Ethernet Adapter turns a USB port of your computer into a LAN port. That’s no novelty; there are many network USB adapters on … Read More
What Is an IP Address and How to Figure out Yours
If you’ve ever tried troubleshooting your home network or setting up a new router, you must have heard of IP address or IP for short. (If not, click on the … Read More
Netgear Orbi Armor Protection Officially Available
The wait is over! The new Netgear’s new Orbi Armor protection feature for the RBR50 router is now officially available. Since the router is part of a few Orbi systems … Read More
Netgear Unveils RAX200, a $600 Worth of Wi-Fi 6 Router
Dong’s note: The full review of the RAX200 is now available here. Netgear announced today its latest Wi-F 6 router — the Nighthawk Tri-band AX12 12-Stream Wi-Fi 6 Router (model … Read More
What’s PoE and Why Power over Ethernet is Cool
You want to blanket your home with Wi-Fi but extending electrical power to the far side of your yard, or that tight corner in your attic, can be a daunting … Read More
What Is a MAC Address and How to Change Yours
MAC address one of the two critical elements of networking. To understand it, you might want to learn bout the other element in this piece about the IP address. Give … Read More
Asus RT-AC88U Revisited: Even Better Three Years Later
Today marks my 3rd anniversary of having used the Asus RT-AC88U almost non-stop. It’s the only router I’ve continually used for such a long time. I originally reviewed this router … Read More
Mercku M2 Mesh Router Review: Bare-Minimum Wi-Fi
There’s a sizable gap between the Mercku M2 Mesh router’s fancy packaging and its substance. Despite the proper look, the M2 is a slow mesh Wi-Fi router with minimum settings and … Read More
Asus Lyra Trio Review: Versatile Mesh at a Friendly Price
The Asus Lyra Trio is not your usual run-of-the-mill purpose-built mesh. It’s the first (and so far still the only) 3×3 Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Wi-Fi system on the market. And … Read More
Bearifi Edge Mesh Review: Good Hardware Stunted by Shoddy Firmware
The Bearifi Edge Mesh is an untamed animal. If you can handle it, chances are you’ll love it, considering its cute design and especially the low cost of just $129 … Read More
