Netgear is expanding its family of next-generation 802.11ac wireless products with the R6250 Smart WiFi Router. The industry's newest router to support the upcoming 802.11ac wireless standard, the ...

With a powerful dual-core 800 MHz engine to enable combined WiFi connections at Gigabit speeds up to 1600 Mbps (300 Mbps @ 2.4 Ghz 802.11n + 1300 Mbps @ 5 Ghz 802.11ac), the R6250 Smart WiFi Router ...

The R6250 only has a single model the supersedes it – namely the R6300 that I looked at towards the start of the year. Whilst the top end R6300 still retails for the best part of £180, the slightly ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Networking specialist Netgear announced the release of the ...

If yours has 10 or more wireless devices, this is the best solution for fast WiFi in every corner. The R6250 delivers AC1600 WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet speeds. Large homes have more toys. If yours has ...

The company already issued patches for the R6250, R6400, R6700, R7000 and R8000, but you'll have to install them manually since Netgear doesn't have a means to push an over-the-air update. It's ...

Users of certain models of mass-market Netgear routers have been advised by Carnegie Mellon University's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) to stop using the devices until a serious and easily ...

In order to keep up with the recent addition of the 802.11AC wireless standard, there has been the need to update the equipment that I use to test routers. Instead of using the built-in Intel wireless ...