What is the difference between router and switch?



What is the difference between router and switch?..

Answer / Ashutosh Gusain

A router and a switch are both network devices, but they perform different functions. A router connects multiple networks and routes data packets between them based on their IP addresses, whereas a switch connects devices within a single network and forwards data frames to the correct device based on MAC addresses.

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