While routers, switches and hubs are all network devices, they all serve different purposes. A network hub is a node that broadcasts data to every computer or Ethernet-based device connected to it. A ...

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 ...

The three devices commonly used for linking components together on a network are hubs, switches and routers. Though similar in function they differ in capability and utilization. Hubs and switches ...

Forum visitor mustbjones needs a little gentle understanding in regard to routers and hubs. He or she writes: My house is wired with three Ethernet drops fed by the three ports on my router. I got a ...

A network switch connects devices in a network to each other, enabling them to talk by exchanging data packets. Switches can be hardware devices that manage physical networks or software-based virtual ...

Ok, basic definitions follow. This question has been asked a billion times. Hub: Multiport repeater, basically forwards all packets across all ports on the wire. A hub is a layer 1 device and is very ...