Best Network Switches 2021: Add Ports, Speed and Versatility to Your Network

As home networks become more complicated -- and more wireless -- it can seem like wired networking is old hat. Who needs a hard-wired connection from one of the best network switches when you can get Gigabit speeds or better from a shiny new Wi-Fi 6E router? Then again, a wireless connection can introduce many variables. Protocol compatibility, wireless interference, signal-obliterating wall materials, or just poorly-designed radios/antennas can all slow a speedy gigabit connection to a comparative crawl.