It can be surprisingly easy to run out of Ethernet ports on your router if you have a lot of devices. Thankfully, it's not that hard to add more.

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 ...

Does your internet connection feel slow all of a sudden? You may want to keep a few common gadgets and devices away from your ...

Are there any routers out there that have a 2.5gb WAN port and also 2.5gb LAN ports? I have faster than gigabit internet at my place. Wanted to take advantage of it via wire to my desktop. Thanks!

Ethernet switches are useful when you need more wired connections than your hardware can handle, but don't want to go through ...

Banks, co-host of the Packet Pushers Podcast, has been managing networks for higher ed, government, financial services and tech organizations since 1995. When you plug in an out-of-the-box network ...

We tested the 3Com/H3C switch/router six ways, covering layer-2 and layer-3 performance, power consumption, features, manageability and usability (see “ How we did it “). We also planned a seventh ...