Are these sentences true:
Every port of a switch represents a separate LAN. Every port of a router represents a separate LAN.
LANs and ports
Sep 07, 2006
6 Replies
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
Do you think they are true? Why? Why not?
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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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.
#1 is right, #2 is right if a bridging is enabled
switchports in the same vlan are not in seperate lans.
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