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

I have a Synology 6600 router, and I love it's OS and feature set, but it only has 1 2.5Gb port, and I just got 2.5G fiber service at my house so I'd really like to take advantage of all the speed to ...

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?

The set up is a little weird. I won't get into why, but the PCs are spread all over the house and the switch and router are not physically anywhere near each other. I have run a lot of cat 5e and cat ...

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 ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the ethernet switch and router market and it is poised to grow by $ 437.69 mn during 2020-2024. The report offers an up-to-date analysis ...