I know pretty much how smaller switches work but my question mainly has to do with how switches work in a campus environment. <P>At my university the network services people told me that they use a ...

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 ...

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 ...

I needed to reorganize the cabling in the server closet so I can reach the network switch after I put the upper deck in place on my model railroad. I need that extra 24" of depth for a turn. My wife ...

In the IGMP group capacity tests, we reverted to an L2 configuration, enabled IGMP snooping, and set the switch to act as an IGMP querier. In this test, 47 of 48 TestCenter Gigabit Ethernet ports ...

Most mesh routers have limited Ethernet ports, usage demands more ports, buy a network switch for added connectivity. Network ...

There's something about having a super-fast and reliable home network. It allows us to get much more done throughout the day and enjoy all our self-hosted services and content. Think about it. We're ...