I've got Earthlink's DSL service and I can connect if I go straight from the computer to the modem, but not if I put an intervening router in the layout. Here is what I can tell you:<P>They use PPPoE ...

Cable comes in from the wall<BR>Goes to cable modem<BR>Goes to Cable Modem Router (linksys)<BR>Goes to two machines:<BR>1) Desktop<BR>2) Laptop<BR><BR><BR>Now, laptop has worked fine for forever and ...

We've covered many, many reports of issues with Virex 7.5.x. The latest, from reader Benjamin Doherty, involves the inability to use an iBook's internal modem after installing Virex 7.5.1: "In late ...

Widespread Belkin router problems cut many users off from the Internet this morning, possibly thanks to an update that arrived on many Belkin routers in the last 24 hours. Here’s a look at what’s ...

Think of restarting your router, or router-modem combo, as a way to refresh the device. Routers are essentially tiny computers with limited processing power and memory. The more you ask it to do, the ...

Margie Miller keeps losing her Internet connection. Is it the router, the modem, her PC, or something else? You can isolate the problem by trying different configurations. Try these tests: 1) If you ...

Yes, you can buy your own cable modem, and you might want to, given the excellent throughput and dead-simple setup of the Netgear C3000 WiFi Cable Modem Router. Router only supports up to 300Mbps ...