Switches and Hubs Aug 1, 2001 12:00 PM, By Kevin McNamara, CNE Last month, I discussed Ethernet routers and some of the concepts behind routing. This month, we will look at a slightly different piece ...

The switch is a quad 2:1 CMOS TTL-compatible device that operates from a 3- to 5-V supply with rail-to-rail operation. The switch can provide users with a 137 MHz typical bandwidth that can route ...

The problem is that the company has a scattering of small hubs and switches plugged into wall ports, some behind cabinets and heavy desks that I can't get to or even see behind.

While faster Gigabit (1,000 Mbps) switches and those that provide more advanced features such as data prioritization or network management do cost more, they’re still relatively inexpensive. As for ...

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 ...

The wiring coming in from an office is connected to the rear of the patch panel. Then a patch cable is run from that port to a port on the switch or hub; see the double-dashed lines in Figure 1.

This communication is facilitated by routers, bridges, switches, and other hardware. Tech Talker explains what these devices are, what they do, and which are best for your home's computer network ...

The kinds of preventative maintenance you should perform on the cabling infrastructure of the network and when it's time to replace it and/or the switches and hubs that support it.

The Bottom Line The SilentPower brand has proven to be quite successful for iFi, with its growing lineup of power accessories and noise reduction devices. However, before reaching for a device like ...

Hubs and routers have been the traditional stalwarts of the network hardware business, individually linking desktops to manageable hubs, where corporate and external data links can be aggregated ...