what is router?
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Answer / anki
A router is a device that forwards data packets across
computer networks.
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Answer / saif
Router is a device which connects two different networks
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Answer / m.manikandan
router is two different n/w connected, interconnected
network segment, n number of broadcast and n number of
collution domain
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router is used to make different networks to communicate.
router uses best path for communication.
router wont allow broadcast. explicitly we can do
broadcasting in router
router is a intelligent devise.
router understand packet.
Each interface in the router is in different network.
In router if you see there is a wan ports through which we
can make connection with wan technology
router is like a pc ..........processor,ram,flash,cpu fan...etc
many more ..................
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Answer / d.jana
Router is a device which integrates more then two different
networks
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Answer / vinmra
router is layer 3(network layer) device which works on layer 3. It is used to communicate two different. Its pdu is packet. It forward packets. It does not broadcast the packets. it has ram, processor and flash memory like pc. It contains a os which is called cisco ios and it loads when router is started up or boot.
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Answer / gursev
Router is two different n/w connected, interconnected
network segment, n number of broadcast and n number of
collution domain.
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Answer / umar
Router is the Inter networking device,which used to connect two different WAN networks.
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Answer / network engineer
Router is a device which integrates LAN and WAN. It is a
unicast device.
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