I finished my basement last year and ran Ethernet cables everywhere — over a dozen drops total. My Ubiquiti Dream Machine had been handling everything on the network side without complaint. Internet ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

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Ethernet switches are useful when you need more wired connections than your hardware can handle, but don't want to go through replacing your setup.

Your modem and router are the dynamic duo you need to get online, so long as you don't mistake one for the other.