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 ...
In the computer networking world, the three most ubiquitous pieces of equipment are modems, routers, and switches. These are used everywhere from the datacenter hosting Google to the internet ...
This morning a really strange issue cropped up. All devices on my network that are connected to a switch (just your standard SOHO switch) cannot see the router anymore. My setup is Cable Modem -> ...
When you have two "NAT routers". Whether double NAT or not. wall--RJ11--router-modem(RM)---LAN-WAN--router(R)----LAN--comps (A Router-Modem(RM) so no WAN port, And a router R which has a WAN port, and ...
Are you confused about the difference between a router and a modem? You’re not alone. Many people use these terms interchangeably, but they are actually two distinct devices with different functions.
When it comes to complexity of network connectors, you have got multiple levels, with a switch (hub) at the bottom and a router at the top. A hub is an astonishingly dumb gadget. It accepts a packet ...