Doug Reid, Author at SmallNetBuilder

ZyXEL ZyWALL 110 VPN Firewall Reviewed

Updated - ZyXEL's ZyWALL 110 delivers a lot of VPN performance at a reasonable price.

HP's PS1810-8G smart switch is a bit limited on some features, but comes with an excellent warranty.

Peplink's Balance 20 is a solid dual WAN router with USB 3G / 4G support, but somewhat expensive considering its feature set.

Updated - Anyfi.net lets you securely connect to your home network anywhere there is Wi-Fi... for free!

Ubiquiti's UniFi 3.0 is a value-priced, centrally-managed Wi-Fi system that can start small, grow big and throws in the controller for free.

Updated - iXsystems FreeNAS Mini Plus is a top-performing NAS, despite being based on ZFS.

Updated - MetaGeek's inSSIDer For Office can help you dig a little deeper into your Wi-Fi problems for just shy of $200.

A Layer 3 switch can provide routable VLANs without having to change your router.

Updated - NETGEAR's M4100-D12G switch can do a few tricks, like routing, that other affordable smart switches usually can't perform.

In the last part of our series, we'll provide the finishing touches for your tuned-up network.

In the second part of our series, we'll show you how and why to let your router just do one thing.

In the first part of our series, we'll make the case for tuning up your network and show you how to bridge a modem.