If you’re wiring a complex network, one or more switches is going to be necessary. Switches are commonly confused with routers, but they’re actually different machines. A router is designed mainly to coordinate traffic between your network and the wider internet. A switch, on the other hand, is designed only to coordinate traffic inside of …
In the world of computing, it seems like nothing ever stays the same. In the course of a decade, generations of hardware and even entire protocols can come and go. And while change is slower than it was in the past, a ten-year-old computer is still woefully obsolete. In this constantly-shifting landscape, it’s comforting to …
If you haven’t heard, Starlink is now available to use while traveling. For most users, roaming is now enabled, which lets you use your dish and router while on the road. Even if you’re hundreds of miles from your service address, roaming allows you to setup and configure your Starlink service wherever you’d like. Whether …
Over the past few years, more and more devices have started connecting to the internet. In the early days of the internet, you might have one or maybe two computers connected. Then came smartphones, gaming systems, and streaming services. Now, with the advent of smart home devices, the number of online devices is increasing even …
These days, pretty much every home or business has a WiFi network. But even the most robust routers have a limited range. If you have a large venue like an office building or a mall, you want to extend that coverage even further. This is particularly true in today’s modern world, where everyone expects WiFi …