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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...