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Using a VPN on a router has its advantages, but you probably want to just stick with a VPN app in most cases. Attila covers software, apps and services, with a focus on virtual private networks. He's ...

While strength is often visually represented in the form of cones, bars, or dots, it’s really calculated in the form of decibels per milliwatt, or dBm. A perfect signal is -30dBm, which you’ll ...

A modem and router work in tandem to deliver you an internet connection. Even if the modem and router are combined in the same hardware, they serve distinct functions. The modem communicates with the ...