All things relating to home networking, from network wiring to Wi-Fi and more.
You walk around the house and sometimes see the Wi-Fi signal strength bars on your device move up or down. If you ever wonder what changes when you lose a bar or gain one, this post is for you. You’ll learn, in simple terms, what dBm is, how it applies to broadcast …
The Nighthawk RS300, released last month, is NETGEAR’s 2nd Wi-Fi 7 standalone router and is meant to be inferior to the first, the RS700S, with lower hardware specs. In return, it’s much more affordable, currently costing only $330 on the street. Update: Netgear subsequently launched an identical variant model, the …
You’ll find in this post the purpose-built Wi-Fi 6 mesh systems to bring home with confidence—those I consider the best among the many I’ve reviewed. I picked five out of two categories—dual-band vs. tri-band—and will include similar alternatives when applicable. We’re talking about canned Wi-Fi 6 systems here. Check out …
In this post, you’ll find the comprehensive top-five lists of standalone Wi-Fi 6 routers. Since the wireless standard first became available in 2019, I’ve reviewed dozens of them, but only those I’d use for myself make it to these lists. Any of them will likely work out well—it’s a matter …
When it comes to network storage, I’d recommend a real NAS server. However, a good server can be expensive. Plus, not everyone wants, needs, or has time to configure all the features. So, the second-best option is to use what you likely already have: the Wi-Fi router USB port. It’s …
The Archer GE800, unveiled during CES 2024, is finally available for purchase today, and it’s the most exciting router in TP-Link’s Archer family. The new and massive tri-band BE19000 tri-band Wi-Fi 7 machine has best-in-class performance that matches its top-tier hardware specs. It also looks fantastic, at least to some. …
Today, Zyxel announced the official availability of its latest networking hardware for business users, the Zyxel USG LITE 60AX. From the name, you can tell it’s a Wi-Fi 6 router, and you’re right—it’s an AX6000 Wi-Fi machine. And if you think because of that, it’s already “dated”, you’re not wrong, …
The ECW526, the first Wi-Fi 7 Cloud Mange Access Point from EnGenius, is totally different from the company’s first Wi-Fi 6E counterpart in terms of costs. Currently available for less than $300, it’s much more affordable despite supporting the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard. On the inside, however, the new AP …
