Just this last week several customers have ironically all asked me the exact same question. “Can we use an Ethernet switch instead of a router for our Internet EBGP peering to our ISP(s)?” While ...

A router is connected to a minimum of two networks. It basically decides which way to send each information packet, based on the understanding of the networks. A router is located at a gateway and is ...

Everyone in the networking industry seems to fall into one of two camps: those that have used server-based routing software and those that have no idea such a thing exists. Now a solution called Free ...

As the number of inputs and outputs grows the total count of crosspoints grows. Though complexity is high with virtual crosspoints, the relative cost is less. What constitutes routing today is not ...

Currently we have a Cisco 5500 Catalyst Switch in our building on our main floor. We have a Cisco 2500 router as the default router for all our clients which knows info about our other buildings, as ...

Network technology has evolved, especially since the arrival of artificial intelligence (AI), and the role and the value of the router has grown significantly, At its most basic level, the definition ...

How do you secure your network? For the most part, this honor goes to the one device that talks to all of your home’s internet-connected devices: your router. This humble gadget may not store any of ...