Whether you’re upgrading or are setting up your first network, you will need to choose between a modem and router setup or a combo device. Modem-router combos, also known as gateways, offer ...

I'm living with a cousin of mine and we just got ADSL service to replace the crappy cable. However, the ADSL modem the company gave us is a USB model with no ethernet ports at all - the USB cable goes ...

Everyone needs internet to stay connected, but most people rely on technicians and their more tech-savvy friends and family to set things up. While there's no shame in that, having a basic ...

A cable modem bridges a connection between a subscriber's place of business or residence and an Internet service provider's cable modem termination system. The modem allows an Ethernet-compatible ...

Next year I'm planning on leaving my current career as a web developer and moving into systems/network administration. I know computers and networking pretty well for an amatuer, but I'm trying to ...

A router provides Internet connectivity to your local network while affording some protection for your network at the same time. The modem that you use to connect your office to the Internet has a ...

The broadband revolution is here, and thus the bit of hardware we call the router is gaining in popularity. The word conjures up images of people with computer science degrees attempting to solve ...

That equipment fee might not seem like much when you first sign up for internet service, but fast forward a few years and you're looking at hundreds in wasted dollars. Most ISPs charge between $10 and ...

Wireless Internet is great. Radio waves burning holes in your brain as packets of data containing a Netflix movie fly through the air over to your TV; what could be better? Surely, not much. But WiFi ...