LANs and ports

Are these sentences true:

Every port of a switch represents a separate LAN. Every port of a router represents a separate LAN.

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lrantisi
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The second statement is true. A router's job is to route packets between separate networks whereas a switch is used to distribute frames around a single network (ignoring VLANs etc).

-- Andrew Thompson

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Andrew Thompson

Do you think they are true? Why? Why not?

BernieM

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BernieM

you really need to do your own homework

FWIW - these are really poorly written Qs......

it depends on what you mean by a "LAN" - if you mean a collision domain (a single Ethernet) - then yes.

If you mean a layer 2 broadcast domain, then no for a layer 2 only switch, maybe for a layer 3 switch depending on architecture

probably - but a real router usually can also bridge

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Reply to
stephen

Quite. There are a number of good intro to networking books and web sites. The OP would be well advised to go get a few and do some basic reading before posting similar fundamental questions.

Reply to
Paul Matthews

#1 is right, #2 is right if a bridging is enabled

Reply to
emekadavid

switchports in the same vlan are not in seperate lans.

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BernieM

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