We previously covered the LANBridge 100 Ethernet bridge and what it meant as Ethernet saw itself forced to scale from a shared medium (ether) to a star topology featuring network bridges and switches.

And if your ISP's hardware offers "IP Passthrough ... so be sure to switch it off manually to avoid interference. Bridge Mode can supercharge your network, but there are some security tradeoffs ...

A managed network switch is more capable than you may realize. Here are a few ways it can improve your home networking.