If you want to avoid the expense of a traditional landline in your workplace, consider using a computer plugged into an active modem as your phone. Certain programs will enable you to both make and ...

A router provides Internet connectivity to your local network while affording some protection for your network at the same time. The modem that you use to connect your office to the Internet has a ...

Last time I noted that, for those of us with separate routers and modems, the IP address 192.168.100.1 may provide access to the modem, through the router. In my limited testing, I found this to be ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...