When a network router doesn't have enough network ports to connect all the necessary devices, a switch can be used to add additional ports. In the case of business networks, switches are often ...

Hi Networking Matrix folks. I'm solid on networking in general, but weak on managed switch fu. I need to up my game. I inherited a several-hundred-host network with... well, the sorts of users that ...

- Different notebooks, iPads, and smartphones (connected via Wifi). So, should I manually assign IP addresses to some of the devices? And why? Or should I just let my router assign a static/reserved ...