Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

Your router's gateway address serves as an access point to a different part of the network, such as another router or the Internet. Many routers use a gateway system called DHCP that automatically ...

Verizon FIOS is one of the top bundled packages in the US. Combining lightning fast internet speed, telephone, and television service at a reasonable price, it continues to be one of the more popular ...

When you sign a contract with an internet provider, they'll typically send you a modem and a router in the mail. But which is which? And how are they different? A modem and a router work in tandem ...

Starting this year, Xfinity internet subscribers can lease a Wi-Fi 6 gateway direct from Comcast -- and they won't have to pay a premium for it. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a ...

D-Link has launched a gateway router that shows 5G could be as much about home internet as faster mobile connections. The DWR-2010 5G NR router will pick up 5G networks and deliver speeds to your home ...

(1) See cable/DSL gateway. (2) Another term for "router," specifically when the router is in a local network, and its primary purpose is to forward packets to the Internet and receive packets from the ...

I have a Synology 6600 router, and I love it's OS and feature set, but it only has 1 2.5Gb port, and I just got 2.5G fiber service at my house so I'd really like to take advantage of all the speed to ...

The research of 8,000 US internet households addresses ownership of home networking equipment and demand for new router/gateway features and functions. Historically, more consumers reported owning ...