The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a necessary tool for every network administrator. You can easily configure it with just a few commands. SNMP is still the most popular way to monitor ...

Just this last week several customers have ironically all asked me the exact same question. “Can we use an Ethernet switch instead of a router for our Internet EBGP peering to our ISP(s)?” While ...

Editors' note: This article was first published on March 26, 2013 and updated on July 1, 2016 with up-to-date information. It might seem like a daunting task to set up a new home router. But it ...

Most IT pros know that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is not exactly a security best practice. Instead, the accepted alternative to Telnet's lack of security is Secure Shell ...

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 ...

Quick networking question involving a Synology DiskStation: I have one with two LAN ports (DS916+), previously they were both connected to a small managed switch that was directly downstream of the ...