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 ...

Are you confused about the difference between a hub, a router, and a switch? You’re not alone! These networking devices may seem similar, but they serve different purposes and play distinct roles in ...

After working through a longish discussion about Cisco routers for your CCNA lab, it will be nice to discuss switches. Thankfully, the choice of switches is a lot easier to figure out than the choice ...

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 majority of U.S. homes have an internet connection, and it’s probably not a stretch to guess that the proportion that also has Wi-Fi is close to 100 percent. Anyone who lives in a populated area ...

The three devices commonly used for linking components together on a network are hubs, switches and routers. Though similar in function they differ in capability and utilization. Hubs and switches ...