Managed Ethernet switches unlock one superpower unmanaged networks can't touch ...

A network device that cross-connects clients, servers and network devices. Also known as a "frame switch," stand-alone LAN switches are common in Ethernet networks. A switch with four or more ports is ...

Call it NAC (Cisco’s Network Admission Control) or, well, NAC (network access control), or even NAP (Microsoft’s Network Access Protection). Any way you refer to it, these schemes for shutting out ...

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In the home or office, the Ethernet switch functions as a central station connecting computers, printers and every other wired device to each other. The switch is also wired to the router and modem to ...

Ethernet switch vendors such as 3Com, Force10, Cisco, Extreme, Foundry and HP ProCurve constantly tussle with claims of the highest performance, density and latency. But keep in mind that what’s ...

Advances in notebook technology create a thirst for new features and increased functionality, culminating in greater cost and shrinking space. One solution to the cost/space issues is to use a ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Cisco ...

This isn’t a trick question, but one with a lot of tricky answers depending on how you define “big” and “fast.” Ethernet switch vendors such as 3Com Corp., Force10 Networks Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., ...