Can anyone explain to me what a ether-net switch does? I have one connected to my wireless router (i bought the whole system from the guys who lived in the house before me and they just left it setup) and would like to know what it does.
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The Ethernet port on your notebook, if plugged in using a RJ45 ethernet cable, connects your notebook to your router/modem through wires.
However, you don't have to do that, since if there is a router set up, you can just connect to it wirelessly. -
Welcome to NBR. No need to apologize for questions.
The Wikipedia Entry on Ethernet Switches should help answer your question.
Very basically, an ethernet switch automatically divides the network into multiple segments, acts as a high-speed, selective bridge among the segments, and supports simultaneous connections of multiple pairs of computers .
Noob Question, Sorry
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by eggyu, Jun 8, 2007.