It's all about those VLANs.

I may have the chance to snap up 3x used Linksys SRW2024P (24 port) managed switches for a total somewhere in the ballpark of 75$ US. I probably don't need three, but the house I'm building will have ...

I was considering upgrading the backbone of my home LAN for a while. While I "only" have gigabit broadband, both my PC and server have 2.5 GbE ports, and I figured it was about time I actually made ...

I'm about to embark on wiring my home with CAT 5e and am beginning to consider how to hook it all together: namely, what sort of switch to stick in the basement. I definitely want gigabit, but I'm not ...

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...