When you set up multiple routers on a network, designate the router that connects to the Internet as the gateway and the other routers as routers. Configure the gateway with a WAN and LAN address, ...

Most people have never logged into the router to play around with the security settings. They just leave on the default option, and that’s fine for most situations because the majority of modern ...

Both UPnP and WPS features on your router are similar in the sense that they let you automate network setup. While WPS simplifies adding a device to a Wi-Fi network without needing to type the ...

Your router is the gateway for all wireless communication within your home, so you should avoid anything that could increase ...

there are a few reports floating around that suggest that bittorrent is 35% of the internet’s traffic, which seems like bs, regardless, if you do use bittorrent here are some helpful hints on ...

In Part 1 of this tutorial series, we configured Windows to accept remote desktop connections, so we can log into and use a PC anywhere in the World with Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection client ...

Many administrators forget—or don't even realize—that they can configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Cisco IOS routers and switches. David Davis discusses the pros and cons of this ...

I live in a small town in the boonies. Tech savvy is rare and the economy poor. People often come to me for help. So when a tech-phobic friend needed help with a network, I loaned her a Securifi ...

Most smart home failures trace back to one overlooked setup decision made on day one.