Are you confused about the difference between a hub, a router, and a switch? You’re not alone! These networking devices may seem similar, but they serve different purposes and play distinct roles in ...

Modern networks are critical for any enterprise. Networks deliver business applications, multimedia messages and key data to end users around the world. A fundamental element that networks have in ...

Last month we talked about the cabling in your building and the MDF and IDFs. Remember that great admins know a heck of a lot more about their network than just the server farm—your goal should be to ...

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 provides ...

Scientific American presents Tech Talker by Quick & Dirty Tips. Scientific American and Quick & Dirty Tips are both Macmillan companies. Computers talk to each other and to the web in many different ...

This story has been updated to clarify the technology hubs are designed to fit inside air-transport containers. FedEx plans to house small technology hubs at locations throughout its network that will ...