If you take a look at your wireless router , you may see the abbreviations LAN and WAN, which are often next to some of the ports on the device. LAN stands for local area network, and WAN stands for ...

When you have two "NAT routers". Whether double NAT or not. wall--RJ11--router-modem(RM)---LAN-WAN--router(R)----LAN--comps (A Router-Modem(RM) so no WAN port, And a router R which has a WAN port, and ...

A router's wide area network (WAN) port acts as its gateway to other networks, providing an interface for the router to send outgoing traffic over. Computers should not be connected to a router's WAN ...

A fast and stable WiFi network is vitally important, especially if you work from home a few days a week. Add in the hours you spend online for entertainment, financial transactions, telehealth visits, ...

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 ...

So you think you have a bad-ass home network? Let’s see how it stacks up against Netgear’s new gamer-oriented Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 router and Nighthawk SX10 10G/Multi-Gig LAN Switch. The latest ...