Why Your Wifi Router Needs a ‘Guest Mode’
Photo: united photo studio (Shutterstock) It might not feel like it, but your wifi router is one of the most personal things you have in your home. All the internet…
How to Change Wifi Networks on All Your Smart Devices at the Same Time
Photo: Teerasan Phutthigorn (Shutterstock) Whether you changed internet service providers (ISPs) or need to upgrade your password, switching your wifi comes with some challenges. Manually connecting all your smart home…
How to Use an iPhone As a Mobile WiFi Hotspot
If you find that your home internet is constantly going down, or if you often find yourself in an environment without reliable wifi, you may be tempted to invest in…
How to Fix the Mysterious iPhone Wifi Bug (and Avoid It Altogether)
An unusual bug is currently breaking iPhones’ wifi connections. Luckily, it’s easy enough to avoid—and to fix if your phone becomes afflicted—but dang, is it weird. In short, for some…
How MoCA Made My Home Network Faster Than Mesh Wifi
Photo: David Murphy I love fussing with wifi, but when I’m building the backbone of my network in a new location—a house, apartment, or wherever—I tend to go wired as…
How to Protect Your Home Network From ‘FragAttacks’
Hearing your wireless devices are vulnerable to something called “FragAttacks” doesn’t exactly inspire joy. However, the word is scarier than the risk; there’s no evidence that anyone is actively exploiting…
The Best Ways to Boost Your Home Wifi
Photo: Shutterstock Lifehacker’s Complete Guide to WifiLifehacker’s Complete Guide to WifiWireless networking is complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Let us help you out. A great wireless networking setup…
Drop the Dropped Connections and Upgrade to the Best Wi-Fi Router
Image: Netgear Top Product: TP-Link Archer AX21 Wi-Fi 6 Router | $100 | Amazon Most of us aren’t going back to our offices anytime soon, so if you’re still dealing…