Home Wi-Fi has quietly become the weakest link in many fast internet plans, with video calls freezing and game sessions ...

There was a time, before I started covering broadband for CNET, I didn't think much about how the internet actually worked. Like most people, I only noticed it when my connection went down. Once I ...

We spend so much time online that how we connect to the internet has become almost as important as the devices we use. Most people never give it a second thought. They connect their computer to Wi-Fi, ...

One type of electronic device to especially avoid is the microwave, which emits a strong signal in the 2.4GHz band, the same wireless band your router operates in. Be careful not to stick your router ...

I have an Ethernet connection to my router and a Wi-Fi connection to a personal hotspot. When the router's Internet connection is down I want Windows to route traffic via the Wi-Fi connection to the ...

Sometimes the fault will certainly lie with your Wi-Fi router, given that it's how most of your home devices bridge with the ...

If you've ever glanced at the back of your router, you might have noticed tiny LED lights next to the Ethernet port. Your Ethernet port is a physical interface found on routers and some other devices ...

Older Wi-Fi routers may have speed limitations, but the more important factor affecting internet speeds is what band your ...

The Ethernet cable you use to connect your devices to your modem or router might be blue. But if it is, does that make it ...