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Your router is probably fine, but the more things you hardwire the better.

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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 ...

This morning a really strange issue cropped up. All devices on my network that are connected to a switch (just your standard SOHO switch) cannot see the router anymore. My setup is Cable Modem -> ...

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Lawrence Bonk is a copywriter with a decade of experience in the tech space, with columns appearing in Engadget, Huffington Post and CBS, among others. He has a cat named Cinnamon. If you are ...

Your modem and your router may be similar in appearance, but they have distinct roles when it comes to delivering you an internet connection. Even if you aren't running your own server, it's a good ...