When you use your computer on your home or office network, there's a lot happening in the background. Here's the difference between a switch and a router and how they work together.

Most mesh routers have limited Ethernet ports, usage demands more ports, buy a network switch for added connectivity. Network switches are low-cost, simple devices that multiply Ethernet ports ...

A network splitter (also known as an ethernet splitter) doesn’t actually allow you to increase the number of wired connections you can make on your router. A network switch does.

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When it comes to complexity of network connectors, you have got multiple levels, with a switch (hub) at the bottom and a router at the top. A hub is an astonishingly dumb gadget.