Modern routers have two or more bands, but what's the purpose of a dual-band router? Here's what it does and why it matters.

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Tri-band routers have, unsurprisingly, one more band than dual-band routers have. But what does this mean in practice?

A router is a physical or virtual appliance that passes information between two or more packet-switched computer networks. These networks can be local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs) ...

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The various Ethernet ports on your router can serve different purposes, depending on the model. Thankfully, it's not hard to ...

When you sign a contract with an internet provider, they'll typically send you a modem and a router in the mail. But which is which? And how are they different? A modem and a router work in tandem ...

The USB port on the back of your router has a lot of uses you might not consider at first. Try these to put it to good use.