Recent content by Nerva

I'm looking at the settings on my new router, and noticing that I can choose the modes it supports, such as b/g/n vs just g/n, and a/n/ac vs just n/ac. Since my laptop, phone, printer, TV, etc. all support the newer standards and don't need 11a or 11b, I'm wondering if there's any benefit to...

Well, my previous cable modem lasted me 10 years, so it just seems obvious to compare power consumption when buying my next one.

I need to get a cable modem and was perusing the selection on Newegg, and saw that the TP-LINK TC-7610 is fairly cheap and gets very good reviews, but then I noticed one person commented that it is rather warm to the touch -- I wasn't so much concerned by the temperature, but rather the fact it...

Because I'm asking a DIFFERENT question this time and don't want to HIJACK a thread about SOMETHING ELSE. I never asked you to read my mind about running ethernet in the house -- you tried to read my mind anyway -- just answer the question based on the info provided.

[Hits forehead] I carefully typed-up something with all the details of the problem. Why can't people just answer the question that's been asked, rather than making erroneous assumptions about my situation and telling me the smart move is to run ethernet, or telling me to get a powerline...

So, until recently I used a TRENDnet TEW-812DRU (revision 1.0) as my wifi router, and then I bought a NETGEAR R7800, with the idea that I would (re)use the TEW-812DRU as a wifi bridge or extender (I probably only need it to bridge rooms between two floors, but an extender mode might also be...

I read through the documentation for NETGEAR's Genie software, and I do like both the level of customization and the fact I can remotely control it from apps on my phone or tablet. From taking a quick look at the webpage for Linksys Smart Wifi, it looks comparable. Are those the two best...

When it comes to true "parental controls" (blocking inappropriate content), do any of you have opinions on which router manufacturer is the best?

Well, the TP-Link AV1200 turned out to only give me about 6MB/s speed both up and down (running file transfer tests), so I returned it and will be sticking to a Wifi strategy. After doing some more tests, it looks like the real problem I am having is uplink speed -- particularly from my office...

I'm the tech guru in a household with 3 kids, and I'm curious what the best options these days are for routers and firmware for controlling how and when kids can access wifi -- I may be buying a new wifi router in the near future. The two big things I want to control are: 1) Easily being...

OK, I went ahead and ordered a TP-Link AV1200 from Costco -- I figure that will give me a feel for the potential speeds I can get in this house -- if it works terrible, I'll return it and stick to wifi -- if it works great, I'll return it and get an AV2000.

The house was built in 1962, so nothing is guaranteed. Should I even bother with AV2-based options if there's no ground connection between upstairs/downstairs?

Do powerline adapters need a grounded (3-pin) plug? Our house is somewhat old and around half the outlets are ungrounded, so it will limit our options. There's also the possibility that what grounded plugs we have don't even share the same ground -- I have little confidence it was done...

Unfortunately, ethernet is not viable in our house. We rent, for starters, and the owner is leery of changing anything.

We have a house with 5 people and their associated devices. In a room upstairs there is a server connected to 4 HDHomeruns via an 8-port gigabit switch, which in turn is connected to a TRENDnet TEW-812DRU v1.0R AC1750 router, which in turn is connected to the cable modem, a MagicJack, a Sonos...