A 1982 protocol still dictates how your devices find each other on the network ...

Your router's gateway address serves as an access point to a different part of the network, such as another router or the Internet. Many routers use a gateway system called DHCP that automatically ...

If you're troubleshooting some network problems in your office and some computers are connected to a router, you may need the IP address of each computer, its primary DNS server and the default router ...

In an upcoming blog I expect to write about configuring a home router, which requires logging on to it. This, in turn, requires knowing the IP address of the router. Non-techies typically don’t know ...

I'm currently using a WRT54G router with Tomato firmware and I have a simple residential dynamic ip address cable modem. The cable modem is in "bridged" mode and the router is set to use DHCP to get ...

Netgear routers sometimes refuse to cooperate, and the issue can be anything from your firewall to ad blockers and wrong credentials. Here's how to get in fast.

Your router is one of the most important entities on your network. It sits between the local network and the Internet. It can be configured as a firewall too, to protect your office LAN or home ...

A MAC address may be the address of your Mac, but they’re not interchangeable. MAC stands for Media (or Medium) Access Control, a geeky term for a part of network communications between the actual ...

If your internet has been slower than usual lately, your router might need a reset. Here are some things you can try.

I didn't spend a second changing settings or reconnecting devices.

There are a number of reasons you might need to login to a wireless router. Probably the two most common are firmware updates and basic wireless network adjustments. Whatever the reason, the process ...