what is a router?

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and how does it work

Answer 1

Router does exactly what it name implies. It routs infromation from one place to the other. They are used to send information from one computer to the other either over the internet or in your local area network (LAN). So basically internet is a set of servers or computer that have the websites on them. When you go to a website, your request goes to the closest server, then that server forwards the information to another server, until it reaches the server where the website resides and then sends the information your way. This is all done via a router. So the server is where the information is and the router is a way to get to the server. The servers act like a bus stop and the router is like a bus. i hope this makes sense.

Answer 2

(row´ter) (n.) A device that forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks, commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP’s network. Routers are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect.
Routers use headers and forwarding tables to determine the best path for forwarding the packets, and they use protocols such as ICMP to communicate with each other and configure the best route between any two hosts.

Very little filtering of data is done through routers.

Answer 3

"A router is a device that forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks, commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP's network. Routers are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect, and are the critical device that keeps data flowing between networks and keeps the networks connected to the Internet. When data is sent between locations on one network or from one network to a second network the data is always seen and directed to the correct location by the router. They accomplish his by using headers and forwarding tables to determine the best path for forwarding the data packets, and they use protocols such as ICMP to communicate with each other and configure the best route between any two hosts."

Answer 4

router allows multiple computers to work together called a network. it connects computers together and also receives the internet and dispurses it to the other computers.

Answer 5

router is a device wherby the connection from adsl is automaticly connected and distributed to the port (depends on how many ports it can be from 4 ports-64 ports)....