These settings let you tweak your network’s incoming and outgoing data ports and protect them from outsiders. But be extremely careful with these settings; your default firewall is usually enough, and ...

While the world is focused on the coronavirus, malicious hackers, cybercriminals and scammers are pushing out their own form of malware. IBM’s X-Force reports that COVID-19 related spam is up a ...

Unpacking, plugging in and configuring a new WiFi router is usually not among most people’s holiday highlights. But if a new wireless hub should be among the presents you take out of a box, spending a ...

Editors' note: This article was first published on March 26, 2013 and updated on July 1, 2016 with up-to-date information. It might seem like a daunting task to set up a new home router. But it ...

Network security is not just for IT professionals. Even home users need to keep their networks secure to prevent unauthorized people from, for example, hogging their broadband, installing malware that ...

Online gaming is awesome. Teaming up with friends who may be physically located all over the world is great. Engaging with hundreds of other people in a virtual world is fantastic. Having that fun ...

Frustrated by slow Wi-Fi? Before blaming your provider, explore your router's settings. Optimizing wireless channels, ...

Guest networks are surprisingly useful.

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Quality of Service is far more important than the name even suggests ...

Recently products like Google Wifi, Eero, and now the Almond 3 are being released with the goal of changing the Wifi experience, something that really hasn’t really been tried since the technology ...