Many a time, family members ask their younger relatives if they are good with computers. This is often welcomed with a sigh of impatience as the sibling has more likely than not addressed the same problem along with an attempt to teach their elders how to handle such a ’simple’ problem [...]
Setting up a wireless router is simple. In essence, turn your cable or DSL modem off and your wireless router. Then you connect the router to the modem with a cable, and return to a modem. You have done more or less. The wireless network wizard on your computer takes over the router and your [...]
Wireless routers are generally seen as boring devices that only serve to provide signal coverage for Internet access throughout the house. But the latest “storage router” from D-Link is quite a big exception, and an exciting one at that. Those who live in geek-land will be glad to see that the DIR-685 offers plenty of [...]
Lightweight and compact with its own travel case, the DAP-1350 can create an 802.11n network “anywhere with the push of a button”, portable wireless routers are essential for anyone who carries a small arsenal of Wi-Fi capable devices while traveling.
This router enables the sharing of an Internet connection in a conference or hotel room, anywhere [...]
Laptops and frequent Internet browsing have created a high demand for in-home wireless routers. Internet service providers — Verizon and Brighthouse — typically install a router, and will now install a wireless router free or for an additional monthly fee. For casual laptop and smart-phone use, and for a clutter-free networking solution, a wireless access [...]
We’re calling it - the days of the standalone 3G dongle or modem are numbered. In their place, a new class of portable router has emerged. The AXIMCom MR-102N is one such device. Packed into a small device, marginally larger than a cigarette box, is a 3G modem, wireless router and battery pack that will [...]
The WRT160N comes with a shiny finish, alluring curves and slim profile which refreshes and revamp the industrial design on Cisco’s router models.
Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking announced its strong focus on raising the bar on Wireless-N technology adoption in India by driving awareness of the more powerful basic wireless router, Linksys WRT160N. Cisco [...]
Controlling the priority of certain types of network traffic is an excellent, often overlooked feature of modern routers. You don’t want your video stream to have major glitches because someone else in the household is downloading the biggest collection of MP3 files in P2P history, right? Get Quality of Service (QoS) configured correctly and the [...]
An increasing number of routers now include USB ports along with the usual LAN and WAN ports. Typically, these will be used as an easy way of adding network storage: plug in a USB drive and it’ll be freely available to everyone on the network. Well, sort of.
One complication is how the router presents the [...]
Wireless routers are everywhere these days. Sign up with most ISPs and they’ll even give you one for free – why would you need anything more? Well, let’s see.
We’ll randomly pick one of the UK’s biggest ISPs: Be. It provides an excellent service, but the free router is very basic. It’s an 802.11g model, with [...]
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