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?

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

Worldwide Ethernet Switch Revenues Increased 11.8% Year Over Year in Q4 2021; Router Market Revenues Grew 7.0% NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The worldwide Ethernet switch market grew 11.8% year ...

As home networks have increased in popularity, so has the wireless router. The rise of Wi-Fi has also caused the downfall of wired networks (in homes, at least), and many consumers now see Ethernet ...

Everyone wants reliable and fast internet, and a good router can help, but how do you choose a router? The trick is to work out how the complicated mess of standards, confusing acronyms, and ...

Where I live, 3G plans often come with a sweetener in the form of a USB modem. And most people probably leave it in the box, or lose it in the back of a drawer. Now, though, you might want to go dig ...

Hi all, i'm new to the forums, so if this "help me" thread isn't supposed to be posted here, i apologize in advance. I bought a new router, Netgear N300 (WNR2000), and i have not been successful in ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The Ethernet switch and router markets saw strong growth ...

When you use the internet, you’re likely using both a modem and a router. But what are they, and how do they work together? In short, the modem is the doorway to the internet, while the router directs ...

I currently have a DLink DIR 665 and it seems to like to drop my internet connection in addition to having an incredibly touchy power connection where a slight jiggle will reset it. So I want to ...

The indicator lights for active Ethernet connections might help you troubleshoot problems with a Wi-Fi router. While Wi-Fi and Ethernet may seem like two utterly different pieces of technology, they ...