Archive for February 27th, 2007

Explaining Routers, Switches, and Hubs

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Does this sound familiar: “Hey, I want to get online, but I don’t know if I need a router or a hub?” or “JT, do I need a switch for getting my office networked?” (well, your version probably doesn’t have the JT in it).  I get asked the question multiple times per month.  So, in my stint as a guest blogger with Netgear, I decided to get some official answers from Sanjay Kumar (the one who isn’t about to go to jail).  Sanjay spent a while with me, explaining a lot of the nuances to how networking works.  So, if you’d like to learn more, read on