The two major components in a small computer network are a modem and wireless router. The modem is wired to the Internet via the cable company's coaxial cable, the telephone company's DSL phone line, ...

Most of us tend to keep our router or modem always on so that we can be online all the time. But is it safe? Are we trading our privacy for convincing? Should we turn off our computer network when not ...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. The idea of mesh networking has been around for several years. However, we didn't start seeing the term pop up on wifi routers and devices until ...