If you’re looking to cut down on your utility bills, investing in your own internet modem and router is often a surefire way to save money. They might seem like an expensive luxury, but once you buy ...

A modem-router combo merges two essential components of your home’s internet connectivity: the modem, which establishes your connection to the internet; and the router, which distributes that ...

Everyone needs internet to stay connected, but most people rely on technicians and their more tech-savvy friends and family to set things up. While there's no shame in that, having a basic ...

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 ...

Last time I noted that, for those of us with separate routers and modems, the IP address 192.168.100.1 may provide access to the modem, through the router. In my limited testing, I found this to be ...

Hello all. I used to have 2 cable modems on my home account. I used a Xincom (piece of total shit, but it worked) dual WAN router. I used to use DAP which is Download Accelerator plus. Now I could ...

Older Wi-Fi routers may have speed limitations, but the more important factor affecting internet speeds is what band your ...

Ever want your project equipped with a cellular interface for a data uplink? Hop in, I have been hacking on this for a fair bit! As you might remember, I’m building a router, I told you about how I ...

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I already have a 1G unmanaged switch and I am getting a new cable modem which is arriving next week. My new router has a 2.5gb port which will be connected to the 2.5 WAN/Internet port on the router.

Buying your own router is an easy way to save on your internet bill. Here's what happened when I did just that. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving.