Mesh Network vs Router A Wi-Fi router is better than a mesh network for most people, but mesh networks take the edge in specific situations. Wi-Fi routers are less expensive, easier to set up, and ...

Move your computers closer to the wireless router or move your wireless router to a more central location. Turn the signal strength of your wireless router up. Ensure that there are only 802.11g ...

It makes it easy to get wired network connections to a bunch of devices at once, and your home won't look like a spaghetti explosion. The reverse is also true.

A network splitter (also known as an ethernet splitter) doesn’t actually allow you to increase the number of wired connections you can make on your router. A network switch does.

WIRED’s favorite Wi-Fi 7 mesh system from Netgear is on sale for Amazon Prime Day. Now’s your chance to future-proof your home Wi-Fi for the next few years.

The Orbi router has one dedicated Gigabit Ethernet port for your Internet connection (WAN), and two additional Ethernet ports for wired network connections (LAN), and it’s also possible to ...

“In the past, WLANs were an overlay network. Now we can integrate the two, [wired and wireless] with hardware, software, and services on a common platform,” Gibson said.