Lesser-known fixes for well-known problems ...

If you are having difficulties accessing the Internet through your router, you may need to modify settings in the router itself. Luckily, accessing the router settings does not rely on Internet access ...

This is the one router setting I change immediately on every network ...

Not every router labels its firewall the same. You usually find this feature under your router’s advanced settings like “NAT filtering,” “port forwarding,” “port filtering” or “services blocking.” ...

Almost all modern Wi-Fi routers are equipped with a configuration interface that you can access through a web browser and use it to set your preferences. So, if you’ve never paid much attention to ...

Wireless Internet is great. Radio waves burning holes in your brain as packets of data containing a Netflix movie fly through the air over to your TV; what could be better? Surely, not much. But WiFi ...

Virtually all wireless routers are technically Mac-compatible since they are usually configured through a browser. Of course, the process is markedly easier if your router includes good ...

If you are like most people, your home or small office wireless router probably is running without any encryption whatsoever, and you are a sitting duck for someone to easily view your network traffic ...

In recent years, virtual private networks (VPNs) have gone from technically advanced programs that only IT pros use to consumer-friendly tools that the mainstream masses are familiar with. Many people ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated when WPA3 began. Most of us don’t give a second thought to the router that manages our home internet. We assume it’s working ...