Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...

Are you confused about the difference between a hub, a router, and a switch? You’re not alone! These networking devices may ...

So lets start with the basics. Many of you might already know this but it is worth recapping the different hardware pieces that make up ip networks. We all know what this does. It secures your network ...

It’s annoying when you run out of Ethernet ports on your router. That, or when you have a home entertainment center and want wired connections for all your devices, but you don’t want to string a ...

Industrial networks increasingly incorporate switching gear to avoid bottlenecks that can bog down critical operations. Networks are starting to become a critical part of many industrial installations ...

I have a small business network that’s been in place for many years, and we’re finally getting around to a long overdue replacement of a dozen or so old desktop computers. The technician doing the ...

Switches come in many styles—rocker, toggle, thumbwheel, key, pushbutton to name a few. Yet with the thousands of choices designers have for switches, many times the selection of a switch, its ...