Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

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

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 ...

Uptime and fast problem resolution are top priorities in enterprise networks. But purchasing dedicated monitoring devices for hundreds of network points is impractical, but you can use a matrix switch ...

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 ...

This morning a really strange issue cropped up. All devices on my network that are connected to a switch (just your standard SOHO switch) cannot see the router anymore. My setup is Cable Modem -> ...