Router Vs. Hub Vs. Switch. The three devices commonly used for linking components together on a network are hubs, switches and routers. Though similar in function they differ in capability and ...

Routers The wireless router is what feeds the wireless Internet signal to your laptop's Wi-Fi card, and is what receives instructions from your laptop, relaying that to the Internet.

There’s a brand new hub, which can now wirelessly connect to your router, and a new Wi-Fi router that includes mesh networking tech from Plume.

When you use your computer on your home or office network, there's a lot happening in the background. Here's the difference between a switch and a router and how they work together.