Granted this thread is pretty old, but I read through this entire thread and I'm simply amazed that no one even mentioned bridging. To those of you who suggested that a router can be effective only ...

Different types of private networks are distinguished based on their sizes (in terms of the number of machines), data transfer speeds, and reach. Private networks are networks that belong to a single ...

A router's wide area network (WAN) port acts as its gateway to other networks, providing an interface for the router to send outgoing traffic over. Computers should not be connected to a router's WAN ...

In July, Foundry Networks is expected to make available an upgrade to its LAN switch/WAN router network management software that adds the widely used open source Snort intrusion-detection and ...

A server is a specialized computer that provides services such as file hosting to client computers on a network. The scope of a server's duties can differ extensively, with Wide Area Network servers ...

For the last year or so there has been a lot of discussion in the trade press about how data center LAN design used to focus primarily on north-south traffic and how data center LAN design now needs ...

Lumen Technologies, Inc. LUMN has teamed up with Meter to introduce a streamlined, end-to-end networking solution designed for the AI-driven enterprise. The new Lumen x Meter offering brings together ...

Are there any routers out there that have a 2.5gb WAN port and also 2.5gb LAN ports? I have faster than gigabit internet at my place. Wanted to take advantage of it via wire to my desktop. Thanks!

Ever get the feeling all your streaming problems would be solved if only your streams were limited to a local area network (LAN)? Video streaming on a LAN looks great, primarily because you can encode ...

ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zyxel Communications, an industry-leading provider of secure broadband networking, Internet access and connected home products, today announced the launch of ...