Upgrading to a managed switch for my home unlocked increased control, VLAN support, link aggregation, and other advanced ...

When you use your computer on your home or office network, there's a lot happening in the background. To connect to another device on your network and use the internet, you're using two pieces of ...

It’s time to wrap up (hoorah!) this spring’s foray into the question of what to put in your CCNA lab. I hope that you’ve found the series useful. Today, I’ll touch on a few final points with switches, ...

I have a linksys 4 port switch/router which has served me well, but I now have more than 4 PCs I want on the network (main box, laptop, home theatre, wife's box and playing with SCSI box). I know I ...

Ever look at the back of your router and ask yourself “WHY!?!?” There are only four ethernet ports there. Four. How can anyone live and thrive with such a measly amount of wired network connections?

After working through a longish discussion about Cisco routers for your CCNA lab, it will be nice to discuss switches. Thankfully, the choice of switches is a lot easier to figure out than the choice ...

Most networks are treading water as AI workloads place new demands on enterprise infrastructure. Here are the latest smart switches, routers and Wi-Fi devices that Cisco says will help enterprises ...