Networking hardware

Networking hardware typically refers to equipment facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, this includes routers, switches, hubs, gateways, access points, network interface cards, Networking cables, network bridges, modems, ISDN adapters, firewalls and other related hardware.

The most common kind of networking hardware today is copper-based Ethernet adapters, helped largely by its standard inclusion on most modern computer systems. Wireless networking has become increasingly popular, however, especially for portable and handheld devices.

Other hardware prevalent within computer networking is datacenter equipment (such as file servers, database servers and storage areas), network services (such as DNS, DHCP, email etc) as well as other specific network devices such as content delivery.

Other diverse devices which may be considered Networking hardware include mobile phones, PDAs and even modern coffee machines. As technology grows and IP-based networks are integrated into building infrastructure and household utilities, network hardware becomes an ambiguous statement owing to the increasing number of 'network capable' endpoints.

List of Networking hardware vendors

Networking hardware typically refers to equipment facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, this includes routers, switches, access points, network interface cards and other related hardware. This is a comprehensive list of all vendors who produce Network Hardware vendors.

Routers
The largest Routing Vendors in the world by revenue, according to Gartner Dataquest.

Switches
The largest Switch vendors in the world by revenue and portcount, according to Gartner Dataquest and swith is intelligent device.

Wireless

Atheros

Cisco

D-Link

Linksys

Proxim

Tall Umbrella

Tropos

Xirrus

ZyXEL

Network interface cards
Cisco
D-Link
Intel
Realtek