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How to set up your Wi-Fi, configure your wireless router, or mesh Wi-Fi system. How to work with networking features, share files, stream media, and more.

TP-Link Archer GX90 Review: Wi-Fi 6 for gamers!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 06/21/2022
TP-Link Archer GX90 is a large and aggressive tri-band Wi-Fi 6 router that competes in the busy market of premium routers for people with generous budgets, fast internet connections, and high expectations. The list of features is extensive, and it also includes compatibility with 2.5...

Synology RT6600ax review: Exceptional in many ways!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 06/03/2022
Synology is a less known brand in the world of consumer electronics and some people know the company only for its advanced Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions. However, Synology also manufactures wireless routers for consumers and small businesses. It has a few models,...

Xiaomi Mi Router AX9000 review: Loads of power and potential!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 05/27/2022
When I first looked at pictures of the Xiaomi Mi Router AX9000 and its official specifications, I was impressed and looking forward to test it. This router has a daring design, powerful hardware, and it can work with 2.5 Gbps internet connections that are slowly gaining ground all...

What is Smart Connect on your Wi-Fi router and how it works

  • misc
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 04/29/2022
Some features are touted by manufacturers of wireless routers only to make them more appealing and give you the impression that they’re truly advanced. Smart Connect is one such feature that’s implemented on all modern routers, aiming to simplify your Wi-Fi experience....

Xiaomi Mi AIoT Router AX3600 review: Punching hard on 5 GHz!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 04/28/2022
I continue my reviews for Xiaomi Wi-Fi 6 routers with an exciting model: Xiaomi Mi AIoT Router AX3600. It has an interesting design, powerful hardware, a reasonable price, and a unique combination of strengths and weaknesses. If you want to know more about this model and whether it...

What is a network location in Windows?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 04/20/2022
What are network locations? You’ve probably heard the term being used in networking guides or regular face-to-face discussions between tech people. Do you want to know what a network location is in Windows, its purpose, and why the network location you set matters? Read this...

Xiaomi Mi Router AX1800 review: Wi-Fi 6 for small apartments!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 04/18/2022
Xiaomi is famous for its smartphones and tablets. However, the company manufactures lots of devices, including wireless routers. I will review all their Wi-Fi 6 models in the next couple of weeks, and I decided to start the series with their entry-level router: Xiaomi Mi Router...

View and change the Windows 7 network location (Home, Work, Public)

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 04/15/2022
The network location in Windows is the setting that tells the operating system whether to make your computer discoverable on the network and whether to share files (or not) with other computers and devices. The user sets the network location when connecting for the first time to a...

How to change the Windows network profile to Private (or Public)

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 04/11/2022
When you connect to a new and unknown network in Windows 10 or Windows 11, the operating system sets it as Public which means it doesn’t consider it trustworthy. When the network profile is set to Public, your computer or device is not discoverable on the network,...

How to reset your network adapter(s) in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 04/07/2022
Is your laptop’s Wi-Fi network card no longer working correctly? Are the Ethernet settings on your Windows PC scrambled up, and you can’t make sense of anything? Do you have problems in general with network connectivity on your Windows laptop, PC, or tablet? Then, it is a good...

Communicate safely during protests or emergencies with Briar

  • tutorial
  • Tudor Dan
  • 03/24/2022
When you protest for a cause, alongside thousands of people, it is very likely that the mobile network will stop working because of the sheer number of connections to a small number of cell towers. Also, in the event of an emergency like an earthquake or armed conflict, the...

Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Pro review: Smart and dependable!

  • review
  • Tudor Dan
  • 03/22/2022
Xiaomi has recently launched its new lineup of air purifiers and robot vacuum cleaners. After reviewing the Xiaomi Smart Air Purifier 4, I was eager to test one of their new vacuum cleaners. I used the Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Pro for a week, and it was enough to...

2 ways to block Android apps from accessing the internet

  • tutorial
  • Tudor Dan
  • 03/17/2022
Some Android apps access the internet too often, and you might not want that. Whether it's because they consume your data plan faster or they end up using too much battery, you might want to know how to turn off cellular access, Wi-Fi access, or both for specific apps in Android....

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 review: Perfect for 2.5 Gbps internet!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 03/04/2022
After testing so many wireless routers for so long, it’s difficult for us to get excited about a new router unless there’s something extraordinary about it. Luckily, the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 is an extraordinary router in many ways, and this is obvious by looking both at it...

How to set an Android proxy server for Wi-Fi networks

  • tutorial
  • Tudor Dan
  • 02/07/2022
Do you have to use a Wi-Fi proxy server for Android to access the internet at school or work? Or maybe you decided to configure an Android proxy server to protect your online privacy? Proxy servers are practical tools that act as intermediaries between you and the rest of the...