New cable modem from Toshiba, the PCX5000, that has a built-in router and wireless access point. Makes perfect sense, and certainly a lot simpler than my current setup of a wireless access point ...

Right now I'm totally digging the Sierra Wireless U595 USB modem, which plugs into my notebook to provide high-speed Internet access just about anywhere. The only thing that would make it better is if ...

The two major components in a small computer network are a modem and wireless router. The modem is wired to the Internet via the cable company's coaxial cable, the telephone company's DSL phone line, ...

Sometimes, in tech-space, two terms might sound synonyms but in reality, they aren’t. One such pair is of Wireless Router and Wireless Access Point. In this wireless world, it is important to know ...

Don't be intimidated by your home networking hardware. Internet access is important for everyone to stay connected. But most people rely on technicians and their more tech-savvy friends and family to ...

Let’s face it — experiencing an internet outage can be frustrating, especially if you don’t know what’s causing the problem. Instead of staring at all those blinking modem and router lights with ...

If the Windows Network Diagnostics report displays the message The connection between your access point, router, or cable modem and the Internet is broken after you run the Internet Connections ...

The router is the technological workhorse of the modern home, bringing Internet to your many devices. A router’s wireless speed is usually a user’s main concern: Unlike wired networks, wireless ...

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The powers that be recently changed to a 5G wireless modem/router. Seemed to be okay for about a week. Then..... While the best download speed for the LAN on the old modem was about 2 Mbps, it was ...