Depending on how long "several years" is exactly, there could be really good reason to upgrade your modem, or no reason at all. Still, the quick answer is that yes, there are some differences between ...

I've been writing about broadband for over half a decade, and I like to think that means I can call myself something of an expert on the subject. Yet, despite my expertise, I have carried around a ...

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 ...

I've got a 10 year old Motorola sb6120 docsis 3.0 cable modem. My internet connecion is beginning to drop out several times a month. Is it time to replace? Since I only get 60Mb speeds from Comcast, ...

First of all, there's probably no reason to worry about this! There are a number of normal things happening in the background on your home network, out across the internet at large, and between your ...

I've wasted hundreds of dollars over the last few years. What makes this hurt even more is that I've given that money to my cable company. That's because I've been "renting" my modem, paying a $6 ...

If your Internet works through a WiFi router but not an Ethernet modem or if your Internet works with Ethernet but not Wireless, then this fix will help you get the Internet working on your Windows 11 ...

If a computer is unable to configure a valid Internet Protocol address, it can't connect to a network. If you plug a laptop directly into a modem with an Ethernet cable and receive a "No Valid IP ...

You can use your iPhone as a modem for a MacBook Pro or any other computer, but you need to add features to your phone service for this to work. Both AT&T and Verizon offer mobile hotspot capabilities ...

Did you know there are words just walking around out there waiting to blow up your day? Words that you thought you knew. Like wi-fi, for example. You thought you had a mutual understanding: you ...