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While your router might seem like a single-purpose device, you can use its USB port for a variety of cool things. Here are some use cases worth exploring.

Replacing your router with a new model sounds like a challenge. Thankfully, modern technology has made this process much ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. person setting up a router - Proxima Studio/Shutterstock It's a familiar scenario: you bought a top-tier Wi-Fi router, yet there's ...

I Used to Tell People to Skip Wi-Fi 7 Routers. CNET's Lab Testing Changed My Mind ...

A VPN-enabled router can provide online privacy for any device connected to it. But not all router models allow it. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...

Last time I noted that, for those of us with separate routers and modems, the IP address 192.168.100.1 may provide access to the modem, through the router. In my limited testing, I found this to be ...

Upgrading to Wi-Fi 7 can help crowded homes, but it won't fix a slow ISP plan. Here's how to judge a potential upgrade in 2026 with your setup in mind.

Moving into a larger house next month. I currently use a Synology Rt2600 router, which I absolutely love. In current home (2 story), it covers the house fine. New home is 3 levels (2 story + basement) ...