When it comes to complexity of network connectors, you have got multiple levels, with a switch (hub) at the bottom and a router at the top. A hub is an astonishingly dumb gadget. It accepts a packet ...

If you've ever poked around your router settings, you might have come across something called "Bridge Mode." It sounds technical (and, well, it is), but the concept is actually pretty simple. Bridge ...

Just this last week several customers have ironically all asked me the exact same question. “Can we use an Ethernet switch instead of a router for our Internet EBGP peering to our ISP(s)?” While ...

In the computer networking world, the three most ubiquitous pieces of equipment are modems, routers, and switches. These are used everywhere from the datacenter hosting Google to the internet ...

The Linksys WES610N is a wireless bridge that uses your Wi-Fi router to bring Ethernet to your Web-enabled entertainment devices. It’s very easy to set up and delivers generally good throughput, but ...

In the living room, the primary router is connected to the modem. There are also several devices wired into that router. In the back of the house, I have a switch which is hardwired to the primary ...

Hey, I was at Best Buy today and saw a D-Link 802.11n wireless router for $60. I was going to buy that and a USB wireless nic then realized the problem I have is all of my hardware is in the basement; ...

I love networking. I’m sick, I know. But there’s something just… primal about making the roads and highways that allow one computer to talk to another. For all my love of networking, though, my home ...

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 ...