Changing your DNS settings is often touted as a way to speed up your internet browsing. But I was skeptical about how much of a difference a simple DNS server change could actually influence my ...

I've always ended up needing to install something like openwrt on my routers. I'm not particularly interested in continuing to need to do that as this seems like an obvious feature people might need ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, ...

Hey Folks,<BR><BR>Bought a 2nd Linksys wireless router (WRT54GL)for a friend's home due to the ease that the first one was setup in my home.<BR><BR>I was setting up this second one and when I plugged ...

June 3, 2010 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Good question! For most broadband home users, a Wi-Fi net connection "works" once you plug in the cable and power ...

The internet’s been running on IPv4 for decades, but we’ve finally hit a wall – there just aren’t enough addresses to go around. IPv6 is the solution designed to handle the internet’s rapid expansion ...