Fi reliability, it's important to keep the firmware on your router updated, either via automatic updates or manually.

Some users of new Wi-Fi routers from Cisco’s Linksys division complained this week that the company automatically updated the routers’ firmware and pushed them toward a cloud-based administration ...

Advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation wants to address the poor security track record of home routers with a new firmware project that will encourage users to share their Internet ...

Slow internet is a frustrating experience and it can be caused by various things, including your router. The best way to tell if your router is the culprit is to connect a device directly with an ...

Five out of every six (83%) Wi-Fi routers in US homes and offices leave their users at risk of cyberattacks, because their firmware is inadequately updated for security vulnerabilities, research by ...

Aside from security, the Open Wireless Router firmware promises improved network stability and performance. The firmware “will provide state-of-the-art network queuing, so most users can expect an ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Security researchers have found that the firmware for several Cisco small-business routers contains numerous security issues. The problems include hardcoded password hashes as well as static X.509 ...

We continue to report on repeated lapses in network connectivity (dropouts) exhibited by various wireless routers (including Apple's own Base stations) when used in conjunction with AirPort-equipped ...

Digital rights organisation launches Open Wireless Router software and encourages developers to test, develop and improve it One of the world’s biggest digital rights groups wants to make Wi-Fi ...

Flaws in the routers' firmware could let hackers access configuration settings and execute remote commands. Linksys said it's working on a patch. I’m a managing editor at PCMag.com focused on PC ...