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How To Buy a Wireless Router: 2012 Edition

Lots has changed since 2009. So here's our updated quick-and-dirty guide for choosing a wireless router.

Updated There is only one way to get reliable, high-performance whole-home (or office) wireless coverage.

More often than not, you're wasting money by falling for this come-on.

Updated No need to go searching through the site. We've gathered the most important wireless networking need-to-knows in one handy place!

Updated - If you want a quick and dirty guide to help choose a wireless router, this article is for you.

Disappointed that you're not getting the throughput you keep hearing that 802.11n gear delivers? Use our five tips to get the speed you paid for!

In Part 4 of our How To series, we look at the ins and outs of changing antennas in the quest to improve wireless LAN performance.

Choosing a wireless LAN product that you'll be happy with isn't easy. Our How To will help you sort out the options.

We show you how to improve your wireless network's coverage by adding an access point to work in harmony with your main wireless router.

This short How To shows you how to delay your old wireless router's trip to the landfill.

Part 3 of our series provides some handy hints for killing off pesky wireless dead spots.

The second installment of our series shows you how to use equipment you already have to scan the airwaves for problems.