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Flawed routers flood University of Wisconsin internet time server (2003) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-13 | get ASUS RT-AX86U Pro router → | tags: ntp, university of wisconsin-madison, ddos

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Why do routers have so many antennas? (engadget.com)

2026-09-13 | by Isaac Egbon | get ASUS RT-AX86U Pro wifi 6 router → | tags: wi-fi routers, mimo, antennas

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Another big name gets the green light to keep selling foreign-made routers in the US (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-11 | get ASUS RT-AX86U Pro router → | tags: routers, foreign-made routers, networking hardware

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Asus routers escape US router ban, but TP-Link is still waiting (techspot.com)

2026-09-11 | by Rob Thubron | get Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 router → | tags: asus routers, tp-link, fcc

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Asus routers escape the US foreign-made router ban, but TP-Link is still waiting (techspot.com)

2026-09-11 | by Rob Thubron | get ASUS ROG Rapture gaming router → | tags: asus routers, fcc, tp-link

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Asus routers gain FCC's 'Conditional Approval' for sale in the US as TP-Link remains locked out — Asus's Wi-Fi 8 ambitions remain intact (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-10 | by Brandon Hill | get Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 → | tags: asus, fcc, tp-link

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Dual-band vs. tri-band routers: What's the difference between them? (engadget.com)

2026-09-06 | by Isaac Egbon | get ASUS Wi-Fi 7 tri-band router → | tags: dual-band routers, tri-band routers, wi-fi 6e

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Chinese Fire Ant hackers turn Cisco routers into spying platforms (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-31 | get Yubico YubiKey 5 NFC → | tags: fire ant, cisco routers, ios xr

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Security researchers find surveillance implants in Chinese-made routers sold worldwide — three different backdoor-like implants hidden in firmware (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-28 | by Zak Killian | get ASUS RT-AX86S wifi 6 router → | tags: zbt routers, endlessdoors, vulncheck

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Chinese Routers Sold Worldwide Contain Backdoors (darkreading.com)

2026-08-27 | get ASUS RT-AX86U Pro router → | tags: zbt routers, backdoors, white-label products

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Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 7: What's the difference and which is better for home internet? (engadget.com)

2026-08-23 | by Antony Terence | get TP-Link Deco BE63 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router → | tags: wifi 6, wifi 7, wifi alliance

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Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 7: What's the difference wnd which is better for home internet? (engadget.com)

2026-08-23 | by Antony Terence | get TP-Link Deco BE63 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router → | tags: wi-fi 6, wi-fi 7, wi-fi alliance

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Millions of Comcast WiFi Routers Can Now Tell When You’re Moving Around the House (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: comcast, wifi routers, home security

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Comcast is turning your WiFi router into a basic home security system, for free (techspot.com)

2026-08-19 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: comcast, xfinity routers, wifi motion

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Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-18 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: comcast, xfinity, wifi motion

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Wi-Fi 7 adoption in the US quadrupled in a year - is it time to upgrade? (zdnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: ookla, routers, support

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Maybe the FCC was onto something: These routers are phoning home to China with a secret backdoor (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: devices, just, routers

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China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: lightspy, researchers, researchers said

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Biggest backdoor yet found in Chinese routers sold under multiple brand names (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: command, control, dsim

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Hidden Backdoor Found in Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers (cnet.com)

2026-08-05 | by Joe Supan | tags: baines, china, chinese

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Everyone is building LLM routers, we deprecated ours (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: llm routers, manifest, inference costs

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Trump admin exempts SpaceX's Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: starlink, spacex, fcc

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The best Wi-Fi routers of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed (zdnet.com)

2026-07-23 | by Cesar Cadenas | tags: wifi routers, zdnet, 2026

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New InfraTrust report reveals infrastructure flaws admins should patch first (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: eclypsium, infratrust, cisa

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The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: botnets, devices, hackers

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US and allies warn of Russian critical infrastructure attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: attacks, cisco, devices

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Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-08 | get Wi-Fi Signal Booster Kit → | tags: accc, australia, broadband

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Best Wi-Fi Routers (2026): My Honest Picks After Testing 40+ (wired.com)

2026-07-05 | by Simon Hill | get TP-Link Archer AX6000 → | tags: band, gbps, router

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Router brands could be misleading you with that Wi-Fi 7 label (engadget.com)

2026-07-04 | by Gabriela Vătu | get Wi-Fi 7 Router Adapter → | tags: internet, router, routers

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Mesh Wi-Fi or a range extender? Here's how to know which one you actually need (engadget.com)

2026-06-28 | by Alec Hively | get TP-Link Deco Mesh Wi-Fi System → | tags: mesh wi-fi, wi-fi extenders, dead zones