What is a router? What is a gateway?

Answer Posted / sirisha vullaganti

Router: A device that determines the optimal path in which
the data should be fwded. They fwd the pkcts from one
network to the other n/w.

Gateway: Translates the different protocols that are used
on two distinct networks. It performs an application layer
of conversion from one protocol to other.

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