I'm currently using a WRT54G router with Tomato firmware and I have a simple residential dynamic ip address cable modem. The cable modem is in "bridged" mode and the router is set to use DHCP to get ...

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 ...

When you set up multiple routers on a network, designate the router that connects to the Internet as the gateway and the other routers as routers. Configure the gateway with a WAN and LAN address, ...

Apple has published a document detailing the best settings to use on your router and highlighting some of the security weaknesses you might encounter if you had the wrong settings. Luckily most ...

This is the one router setting I change immediately on every network ...

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

When a network router doesn't have enough network ports to connect all the necessary devices, a switch can be used to add additional ports. In the case of business networks, switches are often ...

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