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 ...

So lets start with the basics. Many of you might already know this but it is worth recapping the different hardware pieces that make up ip networks. We all know what this does. It secures your network ...

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Are you confused about the difference between a hub, a router, and a switch? You’re not alone! These networking devices may ...

Switch A just has a list of every MAC on every port (up to it's memory limit), so it just sees switch B on port #25 as any other port, just with a lot more MAC addresses. There is nothing special ...

If you want an uplink from the switch to an existing network, that is where things get tricky maybe depending on the existing network environment you are connecting to. If the existing network is ...

The process of troubleshooting your network involves a methodology that starts with cabling and works through the OSI model to the application layer. The network devices have a network cable that ...