In previous years, Internet Explorer used to be the leading web browser. This is not until browsers like Google Chrome, Edge, and Safari came into the picture and knocked the Internet Explorer out of the throne. These new web browsers offered internet users better security and faster connections. They utilized …

Changing your Wi-Fi channel number can help your router have a stronger signal. Your Wi-Fi channel matters because it can minimize the amount of interference you can get. Wireless networks send signals through a radiofrequency range. The 2.4 GHz radiofrequency is the most used frequency band - it is used by …

It’s a multimedia file format recognizable by its 3GP file extension created by a standards organization named 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) that develops protocols used in the mobile phone industry. Specifically, it’s a video and audio container format that they originally intended to be used by 3rd generation smartphones, …

What's the difference between LAN and WAN and other networks? A method to classify the several types of computer networks is by their scale or scope. Historically, the networking community refers to most designs as an area network variant. Here are the most common area networks types: LAN: Local Area Network …

Most people would buy a router, and if it works just fine, they will continue to ignore it for years. A router is what sits between all of your computing devices and the World Wide Web behind your modem. A typical router firewall may not be enough to protect you …

If you’ve been getting online for a while, you’ve likely heard of the words “router” and “modem” being tossed around. You might also be confused as to what exactly it is that a router and modem do, are both the same thing? We’ll help you figure it out, but to …

Top Parental Control Routers in 2020 The Internet has become a valuable and indispensable tool for today’s kids. While growing up, they will need it to keep up with advances in the information age. It’s a vast repository of data that can help them in school and keep them up-to-date …

Default admin passwords are easy to hack, so change them NOW. Yes, you can, and you should change the admin password as soon as you set up your wireless LAN. Manufacturers assign default passwords into new wireless routers, and these are very easy for hackers to acquire. There are available …

You see pop-up ads even if you’re only online for a few hours daily. It would be hard not to come across one suddenly popping out of nowhere to try and entice you to buy something. When browsing several websites, you’re bound to encounter this aggressive form of web advertising …

The 802.11n Network The 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4) protocol has been around since 2009 and allows a network to operate on two frequencies. One is a low-band frequency with data throughput reaching peaks of up to 2.4 GHz, while the high-band allows data burst speeds up to 5 GHz. In theory, an …