Every year, we survey you, our valued readers, about the home networking equipment that brings you the most satisfaction—whether it’s a router, NAS device, or even a broadband modem. Below, we cover ...

Compare mesh Wi-Fi vs traditional routers in 2026 for coverage, speed, latency, and device handling in large homes and smart ...

If your home WiFi feels fine until everyone gets online at the same time, a router upgrade is one of the quickest ...

This time around, we tackle the other half of the equation: the home routers, cable modems, and network-attached storage (NAS) devices that make the internet usable. Looking for network equipment for ...

Are you confused about the difference between a hub, a router, and a switch? You’re not alone! These networking devices may seem similar, but they serve different purposes and play distinct roles in ...

Generally speaking, your ISP-provided router is terrible. But I know not everyone is able to replace it, or willing to, and that's okay too. Your home network should cater to your individual needs, ...

The Thread Group will be fixing one of the largest adoption issues of Matter as a smart home standard, by making Thread border routers work nicely as one larger network. One of the problems with using ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Firmware is the low-level software programmed into a device's read-only memory, responsible for controlling its hardware functions. In the context of routers and networking equipment, firmware ...