Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.
More features and purpose-built hardware almost always wins ...
A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets between different networks, or different segments of a local area network. Switches examine each data packet as it is received, determines the ...
Banks, co-host of the Packet Pushers Podcast, has been managing networks for higher ed, government, financial services and tech organizations since 1995. When you plug in an out-of-the-box network ...
Banks, co-host of the Packet Pushers Podcast, has been managing networks for higher ed, government, financial services and tech organizations since 1995. If you plug in a network switch or an internet ...