Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 21:20:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Dru <genisis@istar.ca> To: Bryan Otteson <ares@ida.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Re using a 486 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005302119570.2514-200000@genisis.istar.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005302112220.2514-200000@genisis.istar.ca>
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Sorry about that, sent the wrong attachment. I need more coffee.....
Dru
On Tue, 30 May 2000, Dru wrote:
> On Tue, 30 May 2000, Bryan Otteson wrote:
>
> > I know I sound like a retard, but I've only been trying to mess around with
> > a unix-style machine for a couple of weeks now, so humor me.
> > What's a "gateway" computer, or setup, or whatever?
>
> The attached file is an good explanation from an excellent website for
> those tech terms you're not quite sure on,
>
> www.whatis.com
>
> Always is the first place I look when I want to find out info on tech
> terms, as you usually get a decent definition and some URLs to sites with
> more info.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dru
>
>
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router
Also see bridge, gateway, hub, and switch.
On the Internet, a router is a device or, in some cases, software in a
computer, that determines the next network point to which a packet
should be forwarded toward its destination. The router is connected to
at least two networks and decides which way to send each information
packet based on its current understanding of the state of the networks
it is connected to. A router is located at any juncture of networks or
gateway, including each Internet point-of-presence. A router is often
included as part of a network switch.
A router creates or maintains a table of the available routes and
their conditions and uses this information along with distance and
cost algorithms to determine the best route for a given packet.
Typically, a packet may travel through a number of network points with
routers before arriving at its destination. An edge router is a router
that interfaces with an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network. A
brouter is a network bridge combined with a router.
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