Network professionals who want to save money by more efficiently managing their storage resources may find use for Fibre Channel routers and switches being introduced this week. Storage vendor ...

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

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 ...

Cisco Systems Nov. 6 launched a revamp of its venerable Catalyst 6500 and 4500 LAN switches to better support peer-to-peer and real-time applications—without actually rearchitecting the products.

- Windows 10 VM running on ESXi Server (connected to vmnic1, port 6 on TP-Link) - OPNsense Firewall VM running on ESXi Server (connected to vmnic1, port 6 on TP-Link) The OPNsense Firewall VM can do ...

The Storage Router, as it is called for now, was originally discussed almost a year ago, and is aimed at increasing storage network performance at a fraction of the cost of competitive offerings from ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

No managed services provider should lock itself out of the very network switches or routers it deploys, yet such accidents occur. Network switches have become increasingly complex and sometimes route ...

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 ...

Most mesh routers have limited Ethernet ports, usage demands more ports, buy a network switch for added connectivity. Network switches are low-cost, simple devices that multiply Ethernet ports, ...

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 ...