I absolutely love OPNsense, and it's the perfect place to tinker with my home network, learn more, and do some pretty cool ...

Not to mention, SMB has incorporated a handful of neat features and optimizations over the years. But what if there was a way ...

Your home network is a treasure trove of personal and financial information, and it’s imperative to safeguard it against cyber threats. In today’s interconnected world, where smart devices and online ...

The new Firewalla Purple SE is an affordable version of the company's Purple model but optimised for slower networks. Last year, I looked at the Firewalla Purple, a tiny device that sits on a home or ...

If you're running an older router, and your computers support it, you may also get a speed surge by upgrading to a router that supports Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6E. With 6E, you can get up to 1Gbps, which is ...

Mesh networks are faster but more expensive, while range extenders can compromise on connection speeds. Here's what solution ...

A Wi-Fi extender can solve a common problem many people face at home: a wireless network that’s slow, inconsistent or straight-up missing when you’re trying to use a device at the fringes of your ...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276098490069 $50 or so. Plus a $25 power adapter. A bit hard to get firmware updates though unless you get a support contract on it. That is ...

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...

Some of you Ars old timers may remember my home network retrofit project from way back when, I think it was 2006. I got a lot of help from the experts here and got a nice setup going, which I fully ...