Netgear routers use one of two methods to route data from one network to another: static routing and dynamic routing. Under normal circumstances, the router uses dynamic routing with routing ...

Static routing allows you to directly control the traffic path for data on your local network as well as the destination of outbound Internet traffic. Linksys routers provide a simple method to manage ...

Don't be fooled into thinking that static routing is always the best tool for the job, however. The greatest negative to using static routes is that they don't scale as your network grows. This is ...

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 ...

We have recently spoken about IP routing, but there is something else that needs our attention, and it is all about the types of routes found in a routers routing table. It might sound confusing but ...

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 ...

Networking is a fundamental aspect of modern computing, underpinning everything from small home offices to large enterprise data centers. For Linux system administrators and network engineers, a ...

I acquired a Netgear WGR614 v7 router from my client and said client wants to add wireless capability to his SOHO yet keep it segregated from his other PCs with content filtering via OpenDNS.

Does a static IP address make file transfers go faster than using DHCP IP addresses? No, Dr. Internet says. Did you really mean to say, in an earlier column, that using a static IP address will make ...