Standing in the networking aisle of an electronics retail store, anybody could mistakenly pick up a router instead of an Ethernet switch or vice versa. The product packages as well as the devices ...

Before Wi-Fi became ubiquitous, Ethernet was the way to link devices together. By running Ethernet cables in a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), you could send traffic back and ...

Hallie Seltzer worked with CNET's broadband team, covering ISP reviews, provider comparisons and a little bit of everything related to home internet. She's a graduate of Rogers State University in ...

When you sign a contract with an internet provider, they'll typically send you a modem and a router in the mail. But which is which? And how are they different? A modem and a router work in tandem ...

I finally took your advice and went completely wired on my home network using a bunch of Ethernet cables I had lying around. Some are Cat5, and others are Cat5e. Is there a difference? Is one faster ...

When choosing the Ethernet technology that might best fit your industrial system, you first need to have some base information: • How many I/O points do you have? • How fast do you need the ...