*A DEVICE THAT CONNECTS ANY NUMBER OF LANS
*USES STANDARDIZED PROTOCOL TO MOVE PACKET EFFICIENTLY TO THEIR DESTINATION.
*MORE SOPHISTICATED THEN BRIDGES CONNECTING NETWORK OF DIFFERENT TYPES (FOR EXAMPLE STAR AND RING)
*FORWARDS DATA DEPENDING ON THE NETWORK ADDRESS (IP) NOT THE HARDWARE (MAC) ADDRESS
*ROUTERS ARE THE ONLY ONE OF THESE FOUR DEVICES THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SHARE A SINGLE IP ADDRESS AMONG MULTIPLE NETWORK
*RESIDES ON LAYER 3 OF THE OSI MODEL
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*USES STANDARDIZED PROTOCOL TO MOVE PACKET EFFICIENTLY TO THEIR DESTINATION.
*MORE SOPHISTICATED THEN BRIDGES CONNECTING NETWORK OF DIFFERENT TYPES (FOR EXAMPLE STAR AND RING)
*FORWARDS DATA DEPENDING ON THE NETWORK ADDRESS (IP) NOT THE HARDWARE (MAC) ADDRESS
*ROUTERS ARE THE ONLY ONE OF THESE FOUR DEVICES THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SHARE A SINGLE IP ADDRESS AMONG MULTIPLE NETWORK
*RESIDES ON LAYER 3 OF THE OSI MODEL
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