A network device that forwards traffic based on layer 3 information at very high speeds. Traditionally, routers, which inspect layer 3, were considerably slower than layer 2 switches. In order to ...

I love new security testing tools. There is nothing quite like finding some magical bits of code allowing you to use and abuse protocols in unique and unnatural ways. I was introduced to Loki at ...

Joel is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, networking and messaging. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @joelsnyder. Building enterprise networks with routers and switches ...

Your SNMP-based management system discovers failed routers, physical interfaces and circuits. But, if you’re running an IP network, what about snafus in the control plane that are not so easy to ...

New EL326 Rack-Mount Switches Provide Layer 3 Enterprise Features, 10-Gigabit Uplinks and IPv6 Management to Expand Sixnet's EL Switch Series Sixnet, a global market leader of industrial ...

While layer-2 protocols have been focused on “scalability,” layer-3 protocols would serve a much different purpose, says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. While Ethereum-based layer-2 solutions ...

Explains the three layers critical to network design: Access, Distribution, and Core Anyone involved in networking and/or telecommunications should be somewhat familiar with the use of layers. Many ...

It is hard to say what will happen first: Switching and routing will merge, or an independent networking operating system that can do both will emerge. If Arrcus, which dropped out of stealth mode ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — NextHop Technologies Inc. is adding Layer 2 switching software to its popular GateD Next Generation Carrier 2.0 routing software suite. The move has applications in both ...

I'm dealing with layer 3 switching for the first time, as part of moving into a new office. A larger organization has given us some space in their building and is giving us access to their corporate ...