Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.

Firmware is the low-level software programmed into a device's read-only memory, responsible for controlling its hardware functions. In the context of routers and networking equipment, firmware ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Functioning as a coprocessor offloading IP (Internet Protocol) and network-security protocols from the host processor, the iChipSec CO2128 secure-IP-communication-controller chip also acts as a router ...