A router's wide area network (WAN) port acts as its gateway to other networks, providing an interface for the router to send outgoing traffic over. Computers should not be connected to a router's WAN ...

The first port of call is to choose a mini PC. Not all of them will make for a good router and firewall. For instance, we ...

Are there any routers out there that have a 2.5gb WAN port and also 2.5gb LAN ports? I have faster than gigabit internet at my place. Wanted to take advantage of it via wire to my desktop. Thanks!

I need to test the bandwidth capability of a Router for troubleshooting reasons. It appears the Router is chocking on higher bandwidth downloads as this was suggested for me to try this. I never had ...

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The Draytek Vigor 2920n Dual-WAN Security Router ($250) is more than a router—it's more of a comprehensive networking appliance. Actually, as a single-band 802.11n router, it's rather average, with so ...

TRENDnet announced the launch of its AC3000 Tri-Band Wireless Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN SMB Router, model TEW-829DRU. The new router features dual-wan ports, support for VPN and VLAN applications, and it ...

The uplink port on a router is used to expand the network. Routers can use the uplink port to connect to other routers, switches and hubs to increase the maximum number of wired devices connected to ...

Draytek's Vigor 2920n is a high-end networking device for businesses that need a router that can perform business-centric tasks, but average throughput makes it appropriate only for SMBs with low ...