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

As more applications come onto the local area network (LAN), it is time to look into simple and immediate ways to expand the network’s ability to take on heavier traffic. The argument is simple: More ...

My brother is setting up a LAN gaming center with his partner, and they've called on me to setup the network. Since most(all) of my experience is with 'regular' networks, I thought I'd bounce the idea ...

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As network automation matures, a new breed of hybrid professionals with network engineering and software development skills ...

Call it NAC (Cisco’s Network Admission Control) or, well, NAC (network access control), or even NAP (Microsoft’s Network Access Protection). Any way you refer to it, these schemes for shutting out ...

Before Wi-Fi became ubiquitous, Ethernet was the way to link devices together. By running Ethernet cables in a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), you could send traffic back and ...

Wireless networking is terrific. I have the freedom to work on the Internet anywhere around my office or even outside on my porch. I do not worry about drilling holes in my walls or fishing wires.

Look at the biggest businesses in tech: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Tesla. How did they get there? While the usual story—visionary leaders, big ideas, great execution, favorable market timing—is ...