Well, another example of different names for the same things :-) Plus, usage changes over the years - but I think everyone's broadly agreeing with each other :-)
-jim, who pronounces "router" as "rooter", not "rout're". And that's another story ... On Sat, Mar 22, 2003 at 03:06:58PM +1200, Tim Wright wrote: > > My understanding (for Ethernet) is this: > > An Ethernet Hub connects some computers using the Ethernet protocol. Any > packet passed through the hub is replicated and sent out to all connected > computers. The hub is kinda dumb, and doesn't use any information from the > packet. > > A Switch examines the Ethernet destination address and sends the packet > out the appropriate port if it has seen a packet with that address before, > otherwise it broadcasts. It also examines the source Ethernet MAC address > to build up knowledge of what's connected to it. > > A Router examines the IP source and destination address..uses higher level > information to be more precise. > > A Bridge connects two different types of networks...for example Ethernet > and Token Ring. > > Tim Wright > > Assistant Lecturer > Department of Computer Science > University of Canterbury > > http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~tnw13 > > >
