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"Some of the Best Broadband Speed Tweaks on the Net"
We cover Broadband Internet connections, network security, wireless and system performance. A large section of SG focuses on Cable Modems and DSL technology, stressing on improving TCP/IP performance over high speed/latency networks. Some of the more popular SG network tools are listed below:
GL.iNet unveils next-gen travel routers at CES 2026
2026-01-09 15:49 EST by Daniela

GL.iNet, a manufaturer specializing in OpenWrt-based networking and remote access solutions, unveiled its latest product lineup scheduled for release at Spring 2026 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas.Mudi 7 (GL-E5800) delivers ultra-fast 5G speeds up to 4.67 Gbps and tri-band Wi-Fi 7 performance, with versatile connectivity options through a 2.5G Ethernet port, a 10G USB-C... »

Gmail debuts a personalized AI Inbox
2026-01-08 17:12 EST by Daniela

Google has unveiled a new AI Inbox for Gmail that's designed to provide a personalized overview of your tasks and keep you informed about important updates. Gmail is also launching AI Overviews in search and a Grammarly-like "Proofread" feature. Additionally, Gmail is bringing to all users several AI features that were previously available only to paid users.The new AI Inbox tab features two... »

New D-Link flaw in legacy DSL routers actively exploited in attacks
2026-01-07 17:39 EST by Daniela

Threat actors are exploiting a recently discovered command injection vulnerability that affects multiple D-Link DSL gateway routers that went out of support years ago.The vulnerability is now tracked as CVE-2026-0625 and affects the dnscfg.cgi endpoint due to improper input sanitization in a CGI library. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this to execute remote commands via DNS... »

Lego unveils new Smart Bricks at CES 2026
2026-01-06 16:04 EST by Daniela

Lego announced its new Smart Play system at CES 2026 on Monday, adding interactive, responsive Legos to the famously analog franchise.The Smart Play system includes a 2x4 brick, Smart Tag tiles, and Smart Minifigures. The Smart Bricks and Minifigures can sense nearby Smart Tags, which are 2x2 studless tiles with unique digital IDs that tell the Bricks and Minifigures how to act.If the Smart Tag... »

ASUS debuts ROG WiFi 8 router at CES 2026
2026-01-06 07:30 EST by Daniela

Today at CES 2026 in Las Vegas ASUS announced the ROG NeoCore, a WiFi 8 concept router, and the world's first real-world throughput test. Marking the beginning of an era of next-generation WiFi 8 technology, this real-world test showcases the improvements that WiFi 8 brings in a real-world environment. ASUS conducted real-world tests to evaluate the performance gap between WiFi 7 and WiFi 8.... »


Huawei BE3 Wireless Router
3600Mbps 802.11be Wireless Router

Give your Wi-Fi connections some more juice, with speeds of up to 3.6 Gbps, to stream, game, browse, and conference lag-free.

HUAWEI WiFi BE3 breaks through the 1 Gbps bottleneck, by offering one 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN port and three 1 Gbps WAN/LAN ports, which means it's full speed ahead on all of your devices.

The chip architecture and network processor reduce the CPU load and improve the... »

TP-Link RE655BE Wireless Range Extender
BE9300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Range Extender

Experience a high-end Tri-Band WiFi 7 range extender with WiFi speeds up to 9.3 Gbps. Now, every device in your home network will run at top performance. The exclusive 6 GHz band provides exceptional bandwidth and congestion-free channels exclusive to your devices.

The 6G band more than doubles the available spectrum, meaning no more competition over the airwaves. Experience blazing-fast speed... »

Mercusys MB230-4G Mobile Router (3G, 4G, 5G)
4G+ Cat6 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router

Fully compatible with FDD-LTE and TDD-LTE to work with most service providers worldwide. Insert a nano SIM card and turn on the router to share your 4G LTE network with multiple Wi-Fi devices.

MB230-4G supports the 4G+ Cat 6, which uses Carrier Aggregation technology, to achieve fast LTE speeds up to 300 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload. It can also share a dual band Wi-Fi network for gaming,... »

Cudy Tech WR3000S Wireless Router
AX3000 Gigabit Mesh Wi-Fi 6 Router

Equipped with the highest 160 MHz bandwidth in Wi-Fi 6 and 1024-QAM, this router go up to 3 Gbps wirelessly, more than 2.5X faster than the last-gen AC 2x2 WiFi router.

Five streams-3 in 5 GHz and 2 in 2.4 GHz-enhance the agility to navigate signals through obstacles. In addition, the high-gain antennas and Beamforming boost the signal to every corner of your home.

Designed to connect 200... »

TP-Link TL-WA1801 Wireless Access Point
AX1800 Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Access Point

TL-WA1801 is a dual band 802.11ax access point, which offers combined speeds of up to 1800Mbps and is suited to serve multiple devices at the same time. The 5GHz band is ideal for Ultra-HD streaming video and online gaming, while the 2.4GHz band is there for all of your everyday Internet needs, like sending email and browsing the Internet.

TL-WA1801 supports multiple operation modes: Access... »

Cudy Tech WR6500 Wireless Router
BE6500 2.5G Mesh Wi-Fi 7 Router

A dual-band WiFi 7 router with an aggregate of 6.5 Gbps speed, one 2.5G WAN, and four Gigabit LAN, catering to multi-Gig internet access, gaming, and entertainment scenarios.

WR6500 features Broadcom 2 GHz Quad-Core CPU. With 6-stream Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 it supports a total of 6500Mbps wireless speed (5760 Mbps + 688 Mbps Wi-Fi).

The router has 1× 2.5GbE and 4× GbE Ethernet ports. It... »


Windows 7, Vista, 2008 Tweaks
by Philip (155 comments)

Windows 7 TweaksWindows Vista introduces a number of new features to the TCP/IP stack, including CTCP, and TCP Window Auto-Tuning. This new implementation works much better by default than previous Windows versions with broadband internet connections, and is able to adjust the RWIN value on the fly, depending on the BDP (bandwidth-delay product). This, however, introduces some problems with older routers and restricts the user from tweaking some of the TCP/IP parameters. Still, there is always some room for... »

Windows 10,11 TCP/IP Tweaks
by Philip (50 comments)

Windows 10 TweaksThe TCP/IP speed tweaks below work with Windows 8, 10, 2012/2019 Server. The Windows 8/10 TCP/IP implementation shares many traits with earlier Windows versions, however, there are many subtle differences and updates, new syntax for applying tweaks using PowerShell cmdlets, and some new settings. Windows 10 generally works well by default for many broadband connections, yet there is always some room for improvement and we will try to cover all relevant settings and their effect on your... »

How To Crack WEP and WPA Wireless Networks
by Philip (95 comments)

Introduction With the popularity of wireless networks and mobile computing, an overall understanding of common security issues has become not only relevant, but very necessary for both home/SOHO users and IT professionals alike. This article is aimed at illustrating current security flaws in WEP/WPA/WPA2. Successfully cracking a wireless network assumes some basic familiarity with networking principles and terminology, as well as working with command-line tools. A basic familiarity... »

Gaming Tweaks
by Philip (59 comments)

Online Gaming can often benefit from some fine-tuning of Windows TCP/IP settings and the Network Adapter properties. This article is intended to supplement our general broadband tweaks and list only TCP/IP settings that are specific to online gaming and reducing network latency. Some of these settings are also mentioned in our general tweaking articles, however, the emphasis here is on latency rather than throughput, and we have complemented the tweaks with more gaming-specific recommendations... »

How to set a Wireless Router as an Access Point
by Philip (236 comments)

ipconfigI've often found it useful to get just the wireless functionality out of a WiFi router and reuse it as an access point. Wireless routers seem more common, and are often priced even lower than wireless access points. Adding an access point to a wired network already in place, or to one where the main NAT router is provided by the ISP is usually the easiest solution. However, introducing a second NAT router on the network is not a good idea, especially without some tweaking to set it up... »

Windows Vista tcpip.sys connection limit patch for Event ID 4226
by Philip (19 comments)

Microsoft enforces a limit on half-open TCP/IP connections that is hard-coded in tcpip.sys. The maximum simultaneous half-open (incomplete) outbound TCP connection attempts per second that the system can make is intended to limit the spread of malicious viruses and worms, as well as limit the possibility of launching a DDoS attack. However, it has proven to also limit some applications using many TCP connections, such as P2P and P2PTV programs.When the OS reaches the half-open connection limit,... »

How to Stop Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks
by Philip

DDoSDenial of Service (DoS) attacks are very common on the Internet these days, and they can make your online experience miserable. In some cases of Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS), they can bring down websites, or cripple entire networks in a matter of minutes, preventing connectivity for many customers. There are different types of DoS attacks, and we've tried to explain the most common types and ways to mitigate their effects to you or your network.Types of Denial of Service (DoS)... »

Network Adapter Optimization
by Philip (12 comments)

The information in this article is intended to improve understanding of all common and advanced network adapter settings under current Windows versions. We will also offer some general suggestions on setting up your LAN for the best possible network performance. Keep in mind that many of these settings can significantly affect performance and reliability in a good or bad way. Consider testing performance using some type of network analyzer or even a simple throughput test before and after... »


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