Trisha Jandoc is a writer at CNET, covering broadband, emerging technology, digital equity, and consumer reviews. Originally from the Philippines and based in New York City, she holds a bachelor's ...

Ever look at the back of your router and ask yourself “WHY!?!?” There are only four ethernet ports there. Four. How can anyone live and thrive with such a measly amount of wired network connections?

Ethernet switches allow you to expand a network's capacity with dedicated hardware that enables wired internet connectivity across multiple devices. Users will often install a network switch to ...

Managed switches offer essential features like VLANs, redundancy protocols, and traffic monitoring that unmanaged switches simply cannot provide, making them the preferred choice as industrial ...