what is a router?

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2007-06-13 23:35:10 · 2 answers · asked by sanjeev p 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking

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Well put in simple terms, it connects a single internet connection to multiple computers. (Actually it connects one network to another.)

It is called a router because it routes traffic between the machines and the internet connection assuring the proper return traffic goes to the machine that made the request.

2007-06-14 00:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2005/router.asp

2007-06-14 07:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by teh c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋