Different usages of Networking equipments

[dhammikapieris]

Need to distinguish among the following networking equipments

Repeater, router, Gateway, Bridge, Switch, and Hub

That means the different usages or differences of above items

[Fahad]

Ever heard a term Wikipedia ???

Repeater:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeater

Router:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router

Gateway:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_(telecommunications)

Bridge:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_bridge

Switch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_switch

Hub:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_hub

[prashanthpai]

"Ever heard a term Wikipedia ???"
well said Fahad :lol:
also do visit www.google.com now & then. :)

[Polkadot]

Wikipedia is more likely to give you the FACTS, Google more likely to tell you where you can BUY the item.

[prashanthpai]

i agree (the first half):P is google used to just to BUY ? :rolleyes:

[mEtRiX]

What the hell is a Wikipedia? o_O

[brayden]

@mEtRiX you don't know Wikipedia. Well i'll explain it, Wikipedia is a website about everything and people upload articles on what they know so wikipedia is just a big brain that you should try out whenever you need to know a definition of a word or need to find out something about a famous person.

[mEtRiX]

*sigh* -_-˘
Dude, seriously, you need to learn 'bout "peer sarcasm", lol.