2007-02-04 00:51:18 · 4 answers · asked by triet_phungminh 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
1. A means by which users of one computer service or network can access certain kinds of information on a different service or network. 2. In networks a device that connects two dissimilar local area networks (LANS) or connects a local area network to a wide area network (WANS).
2007-02-04 01:07:45 · answer #1 · answered by patlamb41 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gateway is the bridge between your 'internal' local area network and the internet. Typically it is a router, which assigns PCs hooked up to it an internal internet address (typically 192.168.1.xxx or start with 10. or 169. as those are all assigned to be internal LAN id's). The gateway is the internal internet protocol (IP) address that your PCs then recognize as the 'gateway' to the rest of the internet.
2007-02-04 09:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by Steve E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
A gateway is sometimes a pc WITH software for it or sometimes is communication equipment itself , like for instance the cico pix firewall. Now the way it works is that equipment or pc is setup so that its THE ONLY ONE in the local area network to access the internet wile the others connect TO IT to access the internet.Thus its serves has police man saying directing traffic allowing people to go to when he says so
2007-02-04 09:01:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gateway is just basically a combination of networking hardware and software that connects two dissimilar kinds of networks.
2007-02-06 15:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by Java D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋