DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS
CONNECTING DEVICES
Question
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repeater
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bridge
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gateway
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router
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gateway. Gateway is a network device used to connect two or more dissimilar networks. In networking parlance, networks that use different protocols are dissimilar networks. A gateway usually is a computer with multiple NICs connected to different networks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Device used to connect dissimilar networks is known as routers, switch, bridge, repeater etc. These are known as network devices and are used to connect different types of networks. 1)Routers:-A router is a device like a switch and is mainly a network layer device and are used to connect LANs and WANs together .
Detailed explanation-3: -Routers are general-purpose devices that interconnect two or more heterogeneous networks. They are usually dedicated to special-purpose computers, with separate input and output network interfaces for each connected network.