Upgrading from your basic router, whether it was supplied by your ISP or not, is a huge step towards building a more resilient home network. You could get an off-the-shelf router or take the plunge ...

A wireless router is a staple in any home that has a broadband Internet connection, whether it be via a cable or phone service provider. Here are the basics you need to know before getting a wireless ...

Networking is a fundamental aspect of modern computing, underpinning everything from small home offices to large enterprise data centers. For Linux system administrators and network engineers, a ...

You need to understanding routing tables if you're going to do any kind of network troubleshooting. Let's take a look at what Linux commands can tell you about how your system is making connections.

Once you've identified your needs, it's time to take that next step: actually setting up your network. In this tutorial we'll start with a basic network: two laptops, connected by Ethernet cable to a ...

Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.

The process of troubleshooting your network involves a methodology that starts with cabling and works through the OSI model to the application layer. The network devices have a network cable that ...

Most routers come with some kind of administrative website that you access by typing their IP address into your favorite web browser and entering your login and password—which you changed from ...

House is a 1-story mostly rectangular floor plan, with the cable coming in the left side of the house to run the cable modem, and I've had a Netgear FR114P router here for the home-networking stuff. I ...