It's not all shiny and chrome in the home lab ...

Sorry if this is a stupid question, I’ve done a lot of googling and searched this forum but I know that doesn’t mean the question hasn’t been asked and answered before. Setup: Orbi RBK53 system (1 ...

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 ...

Reader Stuart Landay would like to combine wireless and wired networking. He writes: Is it possible to hook up an Ethernet switch to an Apple Airport Extreme Base Station in order to connect more than ...

I use a simple unmanaged switch to expand my wired Ethernet access without complicating my home network.

You need at least a pair of “switches”, and you really need more. But there are multiple options for what you buy to do switching with for the lab, and those choices impact the topology you end up ...

Whenever you see a box with a few Ethernet ports, it’s either referred to as a router, or a switch, sometimes people will even use the word “hub”! Fortunately, it’s simpler than it may seem. A router ...

With the adoption of the Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standard, latency will increase. This can compromise the use of EEE switches in low latency applications, such as High Performance Computing.

Close up view of a network switch with multiple yellow Ethernet cables plugged in - Robbany Hossain/Shutterstock If you've been facing slow internet and lagging issues despite paying for a premium ...