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 ...

A group of co-workers was trying to hold a meeting in a conference room of our large corporate HQ building. They had wanted to have everybody bring their laptops and collaborate, but since the ...

Networking hubs are at a disadvantage against network switches in every technical area. Switches and hubs perform the same general function of connecting computers and computer-like devices to a ...

Shared versus dedicated channels. In an Ethernet network, every client, server and network device is wired to a hub or switch. A hub shares the total bandwidth among all users, while a switch provides ...

Standard Internet routers usually come with four Ethernet local area network ports, while the more advanced routers used by some companies may offer eight ports. If the number of computers, printers ...

The use of Ethernet switches in a local network. This term was more commonly used when networks were being transitioned from hubs to switches. Today, Ethernet switches are the norm, even a low-cost ...

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I have been brought in on a part time basis to a relatively small company to do some IT work. The problem is that the company has a scattering of small hubs and switches plugged into wall ports, some ...