When you buy a router and a plan, it usually ships with a pile of settings quietly set to "Auto," and most people don't bother to touch them. I used to be one of those people until I started digging ...

The makers of home network gear are starting to give older routers the ability to auto-update their firmware. But depending on when that update occurs, it may not be a good thing. At least once a week ...

Most internet routers are solid out of the box, but that doesn't mean they can't be made more secure. Often, all you need to ...

The makers of home network gear, responding to a growing malware threat, are giving older WiFi routers the ability to update themselves, much as personal computers and mobile devices do. But there’s a ...