what is the difference between switch and router??
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Answer Posted / vasanthi
*Router is Layer-3 physical device, which is used to connect
multiple computers between two or more networks or subnets.
*Routers are used to connect computers between LAN and WAN.
*Switch is Layer-2 hard ware device, which is used to
connect multiple computers in LAN.
*Switches work only in LAN, we can not use in WAN, Where
routers do.
*Switches are faster than Routers in LAN.
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