Standing in the networking aisle of an electronics retail store, anybody could mistakenly pick up a router instead of an Ethernet switch or vice versa. The product packages as well as the devices ...

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 ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Cisco ...

When it comes to ethernet switches, what do you get for the extra money, besides more ports? You can buy a basic eight-port ethernet switch for connecting PCs ...

High performance Ethernet switch with 8 x 100G and 2 x 10G Ethernet ports, redundant PTP clock ports plus NMOS control! Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic Ethernet Switch 820, a new high ...

If you're looking to run wired connections but only have a handful of Ethernet ports on your router, this inexpensive gadget is exactly what you need.

A slow Ethernet connection is frustrating, especially if you switched to wired specifically for speed. But these fixes are ...

Troubleshooting network speeds is the ethos of my job description within friend circles and family, but do it for a few years and a few realizations dawn quickly. For one, the blinking lights of a ...

Over the past two decades, many industrial operations began building digital backbones into their production platforms. Like their counterparts in office environments, they wanted more data to enhance ...

It's been almost a year since many of us started working from home, and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon. In previous Jason Squared shows, Jason Cipriani and I have talked ...

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?

Two decades ago, the hyperscalers and cloud builders started remaking the Ethernet switch market in the datacenter in their own image, and now it looks like AI training and inference is going to morph ...