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Computing

Linksys E4200 Dual-Band Router Is Their Newest Top Of The Line

4:01PM January 19, 2011 | Jason Chen

Not only does the latest Cisco/Linksys E4200 router look amazing for a router, it’s got upgraded features from their older models, like 3×3 antennas and dual-band wireless-N. More »


The Ultimate Router Battle

1:00AM October 29, 2010 | Michael Brown - MaximumPC

You’ve been getting by with the cheapie router you bought two years ago, so why should you upgrade now? Performance. And features. We asked seven manufacturers to send us the best consumer routers in their stables regardless of price tags. More »


Linksys E3000 Review: Still A Lot Of Router

11:56PM March 31, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

The E3000 is Cisco’s new king of Linksys routers, replacing the WRT610N. It’s a pretty minor upgrade to the previous simultaneous dual-band beast, with two major exceptions. More »


Is Charter Tricking Customers Into Renting Unnecessary Routers?

1:26AM March 19, 2010 | John Herrman

One savvy Reddit user seems to think so! Also: hoards of other disgruntled and/or confused customers, according to Google. The scam? Charter’s convincing customers that their perfectly good router hardware – including the Linksys WRT54G – just doesn’t work with the ISP. More »


The Nerdiest Way You’ll See A Door Opened All Week

11:40AM February 26, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

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Take a Linksys running custom firmware, tap into the hardware to power a circuit controlling the locks, and SSH into the router with custom iPhone and Android apps to flip the circuit. Easy, right? More »


Computing

What To Do With All Your Broken Routers? Make A MacBook Mod, That’s What

4:35AM December 4, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Like the Everest-climbing George Leigh Mallory, modder Tyler saw a Linksys router and decided to shove a MacBook inside, “because it’s there.” Well, it was either that, or a Billy the Big Mouth Bass. More »


Gadgets

Linksys WRT160NL Is Linux Powered, 802.11n, Acts As Media Server

3:51AM June 24, 2009 | Jason Chen

After years of having people load custom Linux-based firmwares onto their routers, Linksys decided to just go ahead and make a router with Linux on there from the start. Computer Science grad students are all awkwardly high fiving each other. More »


Gadgets

So Long, Stupid Media Streaming Boxes, You Sucked

11:00AM May 19, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

They were basically obsolete from the beginning: Massive plastic coffins that beamed media from your PC to your TV. That’s it. For $US400. And now they’re returning to the abyss, where they belong.


Gadgets

Cisco Linksys Wireless Home Audio Lightning Review

7:20AM March 10, 2009 | Adrian Covert

Cisco Linksys’ Wireless Home Audio system is a direct competitor to Sonos in the land of room-to-room streaming music. But WHA is more ambitious, with promises of iPod compatibility, touchscreen remotes and 802.11n support.

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Linksys Routers Now Have Built-In Internet Security

3:00PM February 17, 2009 | Adrian Covert

Linksys is teaming up with Trend Micro to put the Home Network Defender internet security software into the their routers, helping to block out unsafe sites before they reach any computer on your network.