Netgear routers use one of two methods to route data from one network to another: static routing and dynamic routing. Under normal circumstances, the router uses dynamic routing with routing ...

Initiatives like smart manufacturing require the free flow of information across a network architecture—from the point where data is first collected, to where that data is analyzed and contextualized ...

We have recently spoken about IP routing, but there is something else that needs our attention, and it is all about the types of routes found in a routers routing table. It might sound confusing but ...

The Allen-Bradley Stratix 8300 Layer 3 managed switch extends the Stratix 8000 industrial switch family to provide VLAN and subnet routing capability using Cisco technology. By supporting inter-VLAN ...

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 ...

I appreciate there isn't a one size fits all answer to this, but if you're in an environment with multiple switches/VLANs/firewalls etc. what is usually the point at which you go from entering static ...

Not all that long ago, 100 gigabit ethernet (100 GbE) was strictly the domain of the largest backbone carriers. In 2025, 100 GbE is now part of the enterprise networking landscape. 100 GbE is becoming ...

Standing in the networking aisle of an electronics retail store, anybody could mistakenly pick up a router instead of an Ethernet switch or vice versa. The product packages as well as the devices ...