If you’re trying to work from home, or just enjoy some well-earned streaming TV on the weekend, weak WiFi can be infuriating. Putting your router in the optimal position in your home can help ...

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Think of restarting your router, or router-modem combo, as a way to refresh the device. Routers are essentially tiny computers with limited processing power and memory. The more you ask it to do, the ...

Here's a question: When Wi-Fi goes out, why does restarting it fix the problem? Think of restarting your router, or router-modem combo, as a way to refresh the device. Routers are essentially tiny ...

I live in a three floor house with a basement. My office is on the 2nd floor, bedrooms on third floor, server and TV on 1st floor and a games PC in the basement. I have a new wireless router - a ...

Placing your Wi-Fi router on the ground causes signal interference and obstructs signal spread. Elevate the router if you can, preferably at least three to five feet -- for better signal reach and ...