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

I know pretty much how smaller switches work but my question mainly has to do with how switches work in a campus environment. <P>At my university the network services people told me that they use a ...

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In the age of AI, high-speed optical networking is more important than ever. Co-packaged optics removes the need for pluggable optics, simplifying network design while increasing resiliency. Arista ...

I needed to reorganize the cabling in the server closet so I can reach the network switch after I put the upper deck in place on my model railroad. I need that extra 24" of depth for a turn. My wife ...

In the IGMP group capacity tests, we reverted to an L2 configuration, enabled IGMP snooping, and set the switch to act as an IGMP querier. In this test, 47 of 48 TestCenter Gigabit Ethernet ports ...