What is difference between Switch and Router?. Both functions are part of H/W or S/W?.

What is the main difference between Router and Switch?. Both functionality are part of Software or Hardware?. Why both are required?. Is data link layer is same as Mac layer?.

Does every Router had one WAN port as uplink and many ports are downlink right?. Is the switch also samething?.

Can I connect one Router's LAN port to one more Router's WAN port, this way I can maintain two subnets?.

Thanks, GS.

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Posted 5 years ago by GS in Cisco Systems

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