Laboratory (lab) work is recognized as an efficient method for students to assimilate knowledge and develop skills for solving real world problems. A traditional undergraduate electronics laboratory at Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), Sweden, provides eight identical lab stations. Each station is equipped with a breadboard, some desktop instruments and a power supply. The Internet provides new opportunities for remote experimentation. Laboratory exercises in electrical engineering courses such as circuit theory and basic electronics can be performed remotely using real equipment. Experiments on electrical circuits have been conducted over the Internet using experimental hardware located in a small closed room at BTH. This tiny laboratory provides one lab station equipped with computer-based instruments and a remotely controlled switch matrix to replace the traditional breadboard. The matrix makes it possible to make all the necessary connections to form a circuit and to connect test probes. The aim is to emulate a traditional laboratory. This paper describes the remote laboratory implemented and compares it with a traditional one at BTH.