--- John Nemeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> }
> } Is a real router a device which routes layer 3 packets? Or a
> device
> } "specifically designed" to route layer 3 packets. Your statement
> } implies the latter. Whereas I believe the former.
>
> The latter. A PC make be able to route packets, but that
> doesn't
> make it a real router. The hardware device is going to be faster
> (especially at the high end), more reliable, require much less
> maintenance (which makes it cheaper in the long run), and easier to
> install and setup (not to mention take up far less space).
John, you've just added qualifications to the definition of a real
router. Am I correct then in saying you believe a real router is
a) a device that routes layer 3 packets
b) a device strictly designed to route layer 3 packets
c) a device that routes layer 3 fast and reliably
d) all of the above
The cisco exam answer is: d)
I'm just too damn liberal with my definitions so would have chosen a)
> I'm a
> huge
> fan of UNIX and will tend to run just about everything on UNIX
> systems,
> but even I realise that UNIX host based systems are not the correct
> solution for every problem.
Agreed.
>
> } You *will* learn about real routers because the pc is a real
> router.
> } You may *not learn* anything about IOS or $VENDOR's routers.
>
> That is the purpose of getting Cisco certs...
>
> }-- End of excerpt from anthony kim
Thus our raison d'etre.
anthony
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