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	from Bradley Mitchell So you are playing a game online, and one of your opponents keeps freezing up for a few seconds at a time, then coming alive suddenly to steal your lunch money. What's wrong? Chances are you've been the victim of a lag switch.
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What Is a Lag Switch? A lag switch is a mechanism installed on a home network that allows you to insert delays into the flow of local traffic to the Internet. These devices are unrelated to normal network switches. Can you guess why would anyone would want one of these?             More Topics What Is the Difference Between a Router and a Switch? Hint: inner workings Woman Loses a $222,000 P2P Lawsuit No fun on Kazaa Setting Up a Home Network Hardware, software and Internet About P2P File Sharing A type of peer to peer network VPN - Virtual Private Networking Private communications Internet Speed Tests How fast is your connection? TCP and UDP Port Numbers Reserved, registered and dynamic What Is a Layer 3 Switch? Traditional network switches operate at Layer 2 of the OSI model while network routers operate at Layer 3. This often leads to confusion over the definition of a "Layer 3 switch."   Traditional Network Switches Replaced by broadband routers in many homes, traditional network switches still have their place in many business and university networks.     Sponsored Links   Cholesterol Resources Cholesterol Resources Are you concerned about high cholesterol? From heart-healthy diets to alternative therapies, find the information you need to be healthy. Learn more

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