All things relating to home networking, from network wiring to Wi-Fi and more.
Since the beginning of 2025, Ubiquiti’s UniFi has become increasingly relevant for the home, in addition to the business and enterprise environments that were once its original sole focus. This post includes the current five best Wi-Fi UniFi Cloud Gateways, a.k.a. UniFi consoles or “UniFi Wi-Fi routers” if you will, based on …
Hardly anyone would need Ubiquiti’s UniFi Dream Machine Beast (model UDM-Beast), but many would want it. In fact, I know some who are willing to go an extra mile to get this massive rack-mount UniFi Cloud Gateway. I’m one of them. Here’s the bottom line: For a non-Wi-Fi “router”, the …
When it comes to getting connected on the go, turning your phone or even your laptop into a mobile hotspot is often enough. However, if you have a large number of devices that need high bandwidth or advanced features, such as VPN, it’s best to get a mini Wi-Fi travel …
To have a faster-than-Gigabit experience, whether for Internet or Wi-Fi, we need a wired connection that delivers multi-Gigabit performance in real-world use. And that’s where Multi-Gig Ethernet — “Multi-Gig” for short — comes into play. You’ll learn all about it in this post, but the gist is that if your …
Using network cables is the best way to expand a local network, and in this case, you almost always need a switch — these days, that’s generally means a Multi-Gig switch. This guide will help you pick the correct one and includes the top five to bring home today. Advanced …
If you’re done being impressed by the Dream Machine Beast, Ubiquiti introduced another UniFi Cloud Gateway to behold today: the all-new Enterprise Firewall Core (model EF-Core). In a way, this is the enterprise version of the UDM-Beast. So, this new piece of hardware applies only to large-scale applications. Ubiquiti Enterprise …
This post lists the five best Wi-Fi 7 routers — specifically, the best tri-band Wi-Fi 7 routers — and their alternatives. Tri-band routers support all three frequency bands: 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz. For dual-band options, those without the 6GHz band, check out these top five dual-band Wi-Fi 7 routers instead. These are …
