One type of electronic device to especially avoid is the microwave, which emits a strong signal in the 2.4GHz band, the same wireless band your router operates in. Be careful not to stick your router ...

I stopped blaming my internet provider and updated my Wi-Fi setup with these simple changes. Here's what worked. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure ...

You don't have to buy a new computer to get Wi-Fi 7 speeds. There are external Wi-Fi dongles, such as the Asus RT-BE58 Go or Acer Wave D7, that you can plug into an available USB port to get Wi-Fi 7 ...

Over a million fiber routers can be remotely accessed, thanks to an authentication bypass bug that's easily exploited by modifying the URL in the browser's address bar. The bug lets anyone bypass the ...

Google Fiber has gained massive popularity as a high-speed internet service provider thanks to its unparalleled connectivity and internet speeds for customers in Fiber-supported cities. However, one ...

More often than not, ISPs will require you to use their own equipment, sometimes at an additional cost, with the reason of having certified and tested only those. More often than not, those basic ...

You might have really fast Internet service, but if your wireless router stinks, you will still be hampered by subpar performance, at least for your wireless devices. Unfortunately for Google Fiber ...

Virtual private networks, or VPNs, are an essential tool in any internet privacy toolbox. They mask your public IP address, encrypt your traffic by routing it through secure servers and can make it ...

Looking for advice from the Ars community since I've gotten quite a few great tips over the years (even as a pre-subscription lurker). Current I have an old Dell Wyze client with Ubuntu server running ...

Google Fiber is an Internet service launched by Google in 2010, first in Kansas City. The service slowly expanded for the few years after that, before stalling out around 2015, although earlier this ...