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 ...

By switching to, for example, Google's public DNS servers you could experience less waiting for pages to start loading, and ...

As home routers get more powerful, they get smarter features that make them easier to use and provide a better experience for ...

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 ...

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...

Almost all modern Wi-Fi routers are equipped with a configuration interface that you can access through a web browser and use it to set your preferences. So, if you’ve never paid much attention to ...

Like other routers, Netgear products come with options for different settings. The Netgear users' manual covers selecting the right setting for security, for connections with network computers and for ...

Knowing how to install and configure a router in the best way never hurts. Therefore, here we give you step by step instructions on how to properly connect your router, change Internet and Wi-Fi ...

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 ...

I need some help with my network setup at home. We have 2 wireless routers. One's a Belkin draft-N box and the other is a WRT54GL with DD-WRT on it. They currently have separate SSIDs and they're both ...