network
router vs layer 3 switch
Routers and Layer 3 Switching While most switches operate at the Data layer (Layer 2) of the OSI Reference Model, some incorporate features of a router and operate at the Network layer(Layer 3) as well. In fact, a Layer 3 switch is incredibly similar to a router. When a router receives a packet, it looks at the Layer 3 source and […]
How do I… Connect Windows Vista to a Macintosh network?
This article was originally published describing how to connect Windows XP systems to Macintosh networks. The article is also available as a download. See the related photo gallery for this article. So you’ve got an accountant needing to add a Windows Vista system to a Macintosh network. Or, maybe developers, engineers, or sales representatives have some Windows systems that […]