Router

=Router= Author:Ariel Lau

A router is a device or a software in a computer that decides which network point a packet is forwarded to to get to its destination. It determines which direction the information packet is sent according to its understanding of the state of its connected networks and is connected to at least two networks. It is often added in as a part of a network [|switch] and there is a router located at any [|gateway] and each [|point-of-presence] on the Internet. A gateway is where one network meets another. Another way to understand what a router is is that it is a device that **routes** data from one network to another based on the data's source and or destination address.





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