Switching: Difference between revisions
Content added Content deleted
Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
*As a network product, a hub may include a group of modem cards for dial-in users, a gateway card for connections to a local area network (for example, an Ethernet or a token ring), and a connection to a line. |
*As a network product, a hub may include a group of modem cards for dial-in users, a gateway card for connections to a local area network (for example, an Ethernet or a token ring), and a connection to a line. |
||
*Hubs are used on small networks where data transmission is not very high. |
*Hubs are used on small networks where data transmission is not very high. |
||
;Bridge |
;Bridge |
||
Line 29: | Line 30: | ||
*Switches can support both layer 2 (based on MAC Address) and layer 3 (Based on IP address) depending on the type of switch. |
*Switches can support both layer 2 (based on MAC Address) and layer 3 (Based on IP address) depending on the type of switch. |
||
*Usually large networks use switches instead of hubs to connect computers within the same subnet. |
*Usually large networks use switches instead of hubs to connect computers within the same subnet. |
||
;Router |
;Router |
||
Line 38: | Line 40: | ||
*The most common home use for routers is to share a broadband Internet connection. |
*The most common home use for routers is to share a broadband Internet connection. |
||
*As the router has a public IP address which is shared with the network, when data comes through the router, it is forwarded to the correct computer. |
*As the router has a public IP address which is shared with the network, when data comes through the router, it is forwarded to the correct computer. |
||
;Bridge vs Router |
;Bridge vs Router |