Understanding Networking Devices: Key Differences and Functions
Network Fundamentals Router Functions Routers are a crucial component of modern networking infrastructure, playing a vital role in forwarding packets between networks and ensuring efficient communication. In addition to packet filtering, which allows them to control the flow of traffic based on specific criteria such as source and destination IP addresses, routers also maintain routing tables that determine the best path for data transmission. Routing Tables: A router’s routing table is a database that contains information about the networks it is connected to, including their IP addresses, subnet masks, and gateway addresses....