Our test of six Wi-Fi 6 routers found no significant benefit from OFDMA.
We resume our quest to find OFDMA's promised benefits, by first trying to find a good benchmark test.
OFDMA, a key Wi-Fi 6 feature, is still mostly absent from consumer routers and makers are not telling us.
We take a look at how five Wi-Fi 6 routers perform with a Wi-Fi 6 client.
The first Wi-Fi performance test standard will change the way we test Wi-Fi products.
Advertising supported content doesn't work, at least no longer for SmallNetBuilder. So we're taking a different path.
Updated - Our first look at the performance of NETGEAR's RAX80 and ASUS' RT-AX88U shows little benefit functioning as AC routers.
Synology's DS119j $100 NAS is the least expensive NAS you can buy.
QNAP's TS-332X is a 10GbE NAS that trades higher flexibility for lower price.
We take a look at how five Wi-Fi 6 routers perform with a Wi-Fi 6 client.
Updated - 160 MHz channel bandwidth is an essential feature of 802.11ax. We take a look at whether it means trouble for your 11ac network.
Jim Salter took ASUS' AiMesh for a drive and found your mileage may vary...a lot!
Our test of six Wi-Fi 6 routers found no significant benefit from OFDMA.
We reveal the secrets of why your devices don't always connect where you want them to and what you can do to fix it.
Updated - NETGEAR's R7800 Nighthawk X4S Smart WiFi Gaming Router is our new top-ranked MU-MIMO router.
Has ASUS' RT-AC3200 router been driving you crazy with disconnects with Smart Connect enabled? SmallNetBuilder comes to the rescue with the documentation ASUS should have provided.
Updated - Our roundup of 2x2 802.11ac access points shows top performance doesn't have to cost a lot.
We resume our quest to find OFDMA's promised benefits, by first trying to find a good benchmark test.
Updated - Our first look at the performance of NETGEAR's RAX80 and ASUS' RT-AX88U shows little benefit functioning as AC routers.
Updated - Our first look at the performance of NETGEAR's RAX80 and ASUS' RT-AX88U shows little benefit functioning as AC routers.
Updated - 160 MHz channel bandwidth is an essential feature of 802.11ax. We take a look at whether it means trouble for your 11ac network.
Updated: The first draft 11ax routers are almost here. Take a little time to know what you might be buying into.
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes when Wi-Fi devices roam, or more likely don't? We'll show you why the "seamless" roaming Wi-Fi gear makers promise is still as elusive as a Yeti.
Updated - Our roundup of 2x2 802.11ac access points shows top performance doesn't have to cost a lot.
Updated - Think Wi-Fi analyzers that can show network activity are expensive? Here's how to build one for well under $100.
Our 2018 guide to choosing a wireless router finds 802.11ax not yet ready to play.
We reveal the secrets of why your devices don't always connect where you want them to and what you can do to fix it.
This short How To shows you how to delay your old wireless router's trip to the landfill.
Delays, missteps and over-aggressive marketing have made this once promising technology something you can live without.
SmallNetBuilder has said goodbye to social media networks.