Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.

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 ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, layer-2 unicast performance tests would have produced by far the most important results, but that’s changed. Measuring unicast throughput on all ports, once considered the acid test ...

The What: Access Networks has released its own line of Access Networks-branded stackable switches available individually and as part of its custom Core Systems (replacing the Ruckus ICX Switch series) ...

New switches and Wi-Fi 7 access point can all be managed by the ExtremeCloud IQ platform, which enables enterprises to streamline configuration, monitoring and security of network resources. With a ...

Allied Telesis announced the release of two models of the x240 Series. x240-10GHXm: 8-port 90W PoE++ Multi-Gigabit Edge Switch with 2 SFP+ ports packed in a half-rack size device x240-26GHXm: 24-port ...

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Given the whole tp-link back door router debacle, I’m looking to replace the current tp link managed switch and upgrade to a small home network switch (not rack mounted) 8 port managed switch with ...

Extreme Networks is growing its networking hardware portfolio today with new devices designed to help distributed enterprises improve connectivity, security and Application performance. As part of the ...

Calvin Hennick is a freelance journalist who specializes in business and technology writing. He is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. It’s technology that no modern network can ...