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Running out of Ethernet ports for your smart home? Discover how to repurpose an old Wi-Fi router into a free network switch with one simple tweak.

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's no denying that society has become dependent on Wi-Fi. Sometimes, however, you need the speed, stability, and security that only a ...

The set up is a little weird. I won't get into why, but the PCs are spread all over the house and the switch and router are not physically anywhere near each other. I have run a lot of cat 5e and cat ...

With each passing year, the phrase “The network is the computer,” coined in 1984 by John Gage, director of research and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, becomes more and more true. And it was certainly ...

Before Wi-Fi became ubiquitous, Ethernet was the preferred way to get your devices onto the internet. By running Ethernet cables in a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), you could ...