Computer America: Belkin router offers option to 'idiot lights'

4 September 2010, 9:21 pm

If you have high-speed Internet access in your home, chances are you have a router. Routers are physical devices that join multiple wired or wireless networks together. A router is a kind of residential gateway that lets you connect to a broadband service, such as a cable modem or DSL. This is an oversimplification of a complex device and process, but for now, it's really all you need to know.... Read More »

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