Whenever someone sends me a question about how to fix their Wi-Fi, I wince. It’s not that I dislike helping people with their router problems. In fact, there are few geeky endeavors I find more ...

If you’ve got a blinking red light on your router, there’s something wrong with your connection. Depending on the brand of router, the red light can mean a few different things, but for the most part, ...

If you are having difficulties accessing the Internet through your router, you may need to modify settings in the router itself. Luckily, accessing the router settings does not rely on Internet access ...

When my smart TV's Wi-Fi connection seems spotty, I no longer blame the TV; instead, I blame the Wi-Fi itself. Nine times out of 10, it's the router. While a reset may sometimes work, fixing a smart ...

One type of electronic device to especially avoid is the microwave, which emits a strong signal in the 2.4GHz band, the same wireless band your router operates in. Be careful not to stick your router ...

The router is the technological workhorse of the modern home, bringing Internet to your many devices. A router’s wireless speed is usually a user’s main concern: Unlike wired networks, wireless ...

If you have tried accessing your router settings and typed 192.1y8.1.1, you are not alone. This is one of the most common ...

To fix IP address issues, allow the adapter to obtain and reset the IP address automatically. Ffollow these suggestions to fix the issue: Errors like this can also happen if you have an unstable ...

In an upcoming blog I expect to write about configuring a home router, which requires logging on to it. This, in turn, requires knowing the IP address of the router. Non-techies typically don’t know ...

I'm currently using a WRT54G router with Tomato firmware and I have a simple residential dynamic ip address cable modem. The cable modem is in "bridged" mode and the router is set to use DHCP to get ...