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 ...

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Market research firm Infonetics Research released vendor market share and preliminary analysis from its 3 rd quarter 2013 (3Q13) Service Provider Routers and ...

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 ...

My dilemma...<P>I have a router here at home and that's what I use to share internet access among all of the computers. I just configure the router, plug the DSL ...

The worldwide Service Provider (SP) Router and Switch market eclipsed $14 billion in 2022, according to Dell’Oro Group. North America led the worldwide SP Router and Switch market with double-digit ...

In the last Byte-Sized Lesson, we looked at Layer 2 switches. Now, we’ll consider the function of a router and what happens when Layer 3—the Network Layer—relays packets. If your facility’s ...

Quick networking question involving a Synology DiskStation: I have one with two LAN ports (DS916+), previously they were both connected to a small managed switch that was directly downstream of the ...

Alcatel this week announced a definitive agreement to acquire TiMetra, a privately held maker of edge routers, for $150 million in stock. Alcatel says the TiMetra acquisition will allow it to fill out ...

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 ...