As Internet-based communications become increasingly mission-critical, non-deterministic network performance is no longer acceptable. With fiber-optic build out dramatically increasing and network ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Internet Protocol (IP) has emerged over the past decade as the most deployed data communications ...

In the last Byte-Sized Lesson, we looked at Layer 2 switches. Now, we’ll consider the function of a router and what happens when Layer 3—the Network Layer—relays packets. If your facility’s ...

Routers accept data packets and forward them to a list of destinations it knows about. These destinations can be other routers, or the intended destination of a computer communicating through the ...

The company is expected to announce its newest IP router at month's end, but analysts say they aren't expecting much of an immediate effect on the market. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News ...

To keep IP router rivals at bay, Cisco Systems is using new software to pump life back into an aging router product line. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone ...

I'm currently using a WRT54G router with Tomato firmware and I have a simple residential dynamic ip address cable modem. The cable modem is in "bridged" mode and the router is set to use DHCP to get ...

Many manufacturing facilities are executing asset digitization projects to incorporate Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity between devices. In many instances, plant-wide and ...

Infonetics Research this week is reporting that IP router sales were up in the first three months of this year, in a time that is usually down. The market research firm said sales of most service ...