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 ...

What's the difference between a modem and a router? Learn how these two devices work together to connect your home to the ...

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 ...

This is the best router/smart-home hub combo on the market, but you’ll trade power for convenience and ease of use. A smart-home system has components distributed all over the house, controlled by a ...

I just spent the last 15min uninformatively googling for the answer to "Can I connect a powered USB hub to a wireless router to expand the number of available ports". I got a lot of conflicting ...

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