Finance and more. I’ve been writing about the internet for six years, and for all six of them, I’ve carried around a shameful secret: I’ve a rented a router from Xfinity for most of that time.

With dual-band Wi-Fi 7 and a top speed of 6.5Gbps, the Nighthawk RS200 does offer a fast and reliable upgrade for owners of older dual-band routers. It also provides four Ethernet ports for fast ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry ...

Radxa E52C is a compact router based on Rockchip RK3582 hexa-core Cortex-A76/A55 SoC and featuring two 2.5GbE ports, a USB 3.0 port, and a USB-C port for serial console access which will make some ...

Most people never think about routers, network cables, frequency bands, and more as long as everything works. But wireless networks — Wi-Fi — are not flawless and few users have never had ...

This should give you an idea of how much faster WiFi 7 is. However, since this is a new technology, WiFi 7 routers are expensive but well worth the investment as more devices are being launched with ...

And amongst the most useful of those is the handheld router, a tool that helps professional carpenters, joiners and DIY hobbyists alike cut and shape wood (also plastic and metal in many cases ...

In partnership with the Commerce Commission, Consumer NZ has tested a number of WiFi routers and reveals that some broadband companies now provide devices as good as off-the-shelf options. "This work ...

As reported by Ars Technica, hackers working for the Chinese government used a botnet — consisting mainly of TP-Link routers, with over 16,000 compromised devices, from around the world — to ...

A covert Chinese botnet, relying on compromised TP-Link routers, commits stealthy password-spraying attacks, only attempting to access accounts once per day. This malicious operation was discovered in ...

Using compromised devices as part of a botnet also underscores the importance of securing IoT devices and regularly updating firmware on routers and other network equipment. Microsoft has exposed ...