In the home or office, the Ethernet switch functions as a central station connecting computers, printers and every other wired device to each other. The switch is also wired to the router and modem to ...

Whenever you see a box with a few Ethernet ports, it’s either referred to as a router, or a switch, sometimes people will even use the word “hub”! Fortunately, it’s simpler than it may seem. A router ...

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 ...

Sorry if this is a stupid question, I’ve done a lot of googling and searched this forum but I know that doesn’t mean the question hasn’t been asked and answered before. Setup: Orbi RBK53 system (1 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's no denying that society has become dependent on Wi-Fi. Sometimes, however, you need the speed, stability, and security that only a ...

You need at least a pair of “switches”, and you really need more. But there are multiple options for what you buy to do switching with for the lab, and those choices impact the topology you end up ...

It's been almost a year since many of us started working from home, and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon. In previous Jason Squared shows, Jason Cipriani and I have talked ...

Unmanaged switches help to make setting up local networks easier, allowing you to connect multiple devices together without needing to go through a complex configuration process. The terms "Gigabit" ...

R. STAHL has successfully tested its new Ethernet-APL Field Switch in extensive practical trials under realistic conditions.

Reader Stuart Landay would like to combine wireless and wired networking. He writes: Is it possible to hook up an Ethernet switch to an Apple Airport Extreme Base Station in order to connect more than ...