tldr: Devices connected to the 2.4GHz band can't talk to devices connected to the 5GHz band even when they are on the same subnet. Why? For background, I had always had separate SSIDs for 2.4GHz and ...

I'm currently running a Netgear WNDR 3700 as my primary wifi router. It supports 802.11a, b, g, and n, and has both 2.4 and 5Ghz bands. Currently, I'm running a g network on the 2.4Ghz band, and an n ...

Cisco subsidiary Linksys introduced a new wireless router today, tailored to the needs of home digital media content especially high-def video. What’s cool about the new WRT610N is that it is a ...

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As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TweakTown may also earn commissions from other affiliate partners at no extra cost to you. As the AC1900 market stands right now, the Linksys ...

When set up properly, a 2.4Ghz-only router can outdo a dual-band router in both range and throughput performance. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting ...

An 802.11 (Wi-Fi) router that uses the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands. Prior to 802.11n, dual-band routers handled 802.11a users in the 5 GHz band, while simultaneously supporting 802.11b and ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

TP-Link has announced the Archer BE260, a budget-friendly Wi-Fi 7 router aimed at users looking to enter the next wireless generation without investing in a premium tri-band system. The dual-band unit ...

The Linksys AC2400 (model E8350) is Belkin's first quad-stream 802.11ac router. That makes it only the third such device on the market right now, after the Netgear R7500 and the Asus RT-AC87U. In ...

To test how the RT-AC88U performs, I set up a server/client scenario with Netperf and two Windows 10 PCs, then measured the speed of the TCP connection between them. I measured at both 15 feet with ...