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Are these sentences true:

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

Reply to
lrantisi
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I would say yhe second one is correct while the first one is not.

Reply to
Chad Mahoney

No, there are too many definitions of 'switch' and 'router' for either to be true. Some devices which are marketted as "switch" can route, and some devices which are marketted as "routers" can switch.

The statements also do not take into account the possibility of IEEE 802.1Q trunk ports, in which there might be several LANs on a single port.

Reply to
Walter Roberson

Just to add my bit of coal to the fire:-)

I don't think that either represents a seperate LAN.

LAN - Local Area Network.

I have worked on a building that contained 100 6500s and other stuff too. I considered it to be a single LAN.

Reply to
Bod43

Thats a question with "it depends" written all over it. I'd have to agreee with Walter above.

Reply to
jw

LAN defined as a broadcast domain...

Rarely true, but entirely possible.

Rarely false, but easily disproved.

Reply to
Dom

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