Does your home have a ton of smart home devices running it? If you do, there's a good chance that you've been out of the house when your internet has gone down and needed a way to quickly reset your ...

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 ...

The majority of U.S. homes have an internet connection, and it’s probably not a stretch to guess that the proportion that also has Wi-Fi is close to 100 percent. Anyone who lives in a populated area ...

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If your internet keeps lagging, buffering or dropping out, one of the quickest fixes is restarting your router. Restarting your router is one of the quickest ways to restore Wi-Fi speed and stability ...

When setting up the internet at home, your router matters more than you might think. The right device can impact your internet speed, reliability and even your monthly costs. Many internet service ...

A VPN-enabled router can provide online privacy for any device connected to it. But not all router models allow it. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...