A router's wide area network (WAN) port acts as its gateway to other networks, providing an interface for the router to send outgoing traffic over. Computers should not be connected to a router's WAN ...

To share a printer between two computers, both computers need to be connected to the same network. Business networks are usually created using a network router, but you can also create small networks ...

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

At home I have two computers, in two different rooms, both with internet access. My main computer is connected through a router that is connected to a cable modem, the cable modem is also connected to ...

If your internet is slow and you feel like you've tried everything, you're in luck: I've got one more fix you might not have tried. Changing your DNS settings on either your Wi-Fi router or your ...

OK, I'm working on planning my home network right now. I still have a few pressing matters.<BR><BR>From what I've read in this forum and the FAQs, you can't simply plug a DSL modem into a switch ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

In an upcoming blog I expect to write about configuring a home router, which requires logging on to it. This, in turn, requires knowing the IP address of the router. Non-techies typically don’t know ...