Most IT pros know that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is not exactly a security best practice. Instead, the accepted alternative to Telnet’s lack of security is Secure Shell ...

David Davis describes the fundamentals of router security through a list of his top five best practices. He has also hand-picked resources that will give you further details on properly securing your ...

Banks, co-host of the Packet Pushers Podcast, has been managing networks for higher ed, government, financial services and tech organizations since 1995. When you plug in an out-of-the-box network ...

In the living room, the primary router is connected to the modem. There are also several devices wired into that router. In the back of the house, I have a switch which is hardwired to the primary ...

I have a router here at home and that's what I use to share internet access among all of the computers. I just configure the router, plug the DSL modem in it, uplink it to a switch for expandability ...

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 ...

If your router is short on ports, you can add more with one of the best Ethernet switches. These are my top picks from what I’ve tested.