I have a small business network that’s been in place for many years, and we’re finally getting around to a long overdue replacement of a dozen or so old desktop computers. The technician doing the ...

The three devices commonly used for linking components together on a network are hubs, switches and routers. Though similar in function they differ in capability and utilization. Hubs and switches ...

I'm about to give up on using software to route DSL between two computers. <P>Can I buy something cheap (ie. a hub) to do this? I keep hearing people talk about routers to do this, but routers seem ...

Forum visitor mustbjones needs a little gentle understanding in regard to routers and hubs. He or she writes: My house is wired with three Ethernet drops fed by the three ports on my router. I got a ...

When it comes to complexity of network connectors, you have got multiple levels, with a switch (hub) at the bottom and a router at the top. A hub is an astonishingly dumb gadget. It accepts a packet ...

This means you can have a wireless router set up in the middle of your home and have multiple devices connected to the same point without the need for cables. Our feature on What is WiFi? has more ...