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The difference between a network switch and a router (and why you need both)

I finished my basement last year and ran Ethernet cables everywhere — over a dozen drops total. My Ubiquiti Dream Machine had been handling everything on the network side without complaint. Internet ...
Ars Technica

Bridge Mikrotik Routers through SFP

I have an ISP generic ONT receiving the fiber and configured with the provided SLID during the installation. This device (ISP ONT) is connected on my fresh Mikrotik Router (hEX S), where it divides ...
Houston Chronicle

The Difference Between an Ethernet Switch and a Router

Standing in the networking aisle of an electronics retail store, anybody could mistakenly pick up a router instead of an Ethernet switch or vice versa. The product packages as well as the devices ...
Network World

What is a network switch and how does it work?

Modern networks are critical for any enterprise. Networks deliver business applications, multimedia messages and key data to end users around the world. A fundamental element that networks have in ...