ITHELPDESK

Routers Router is a Layer 3 device used to connect two or more logically separate networks. Routers forward packet based on IP address. All ports in a router are individual broadcast domain & individual collision domain. More on Routers Brouters Brouters are basically routers that can also bridge. A Brouter will first check to look if it supports the routing protocol being used by the packet. If not, instead of dropping the packet, the packet is bridged using hardware address information. Brouters act as routers to connect different networks both LAN & WAN and also act as a bridge to share files between computers connected to the same brouter. Bridges Bridge is a Layer 2 device used to connect two LANs which are using same protocols like Ethernet or Token Ring. Wireless access point is an example of bridge. Bridges create multiple collision domains and single broadcast domain. More on Bridges Switches Switches are multi-port bridges. A switch can operate in La...