Ethernet splitter vs. switch: Which one do you need? Ethernet switches and ethernet splitters seem, at first glance, to be basically the same thing. Their names and functions are similar. However, ...

In the home or office, the Ethernet switch functions as a central station connecting computers, printers and every other wired device to each other. The switch is also wired to the router and modem to ...

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 ...