On May 31, 9:58pm, anthony kim wrote:
} --- John Nemeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
} > }
} > } Is a real router a device which routes layer 3 packets? Or a
} > device
} > } "specifically designed" to route layer 3 packets. Your statement
} > } implies the latter. Whereas I believe the former.
} >
} > The latter. A PC make be able to route packets, but that
} > doesn't
} > make it a real router. The hardware device is going to be faster
} > (especially at the high end), more reliable, require much less
} > maintenance (which makes it cheaper in the long run), and easier to
} > install and setup (not to mention take up far less space).
}
} John, you've just added qualifications to the definition of a real
} router. Am I correct then in saying you believe a real router is
}
} a) a device that routes layer 3 packets
} b) a device strictly designed to route layer 3 packets
} c) a device that routes layer 3 fast and reliably
} d) all of the above
}
} The cisco exam answer is: d)
} I'm just too damn liberal with my definitions so would have chosen a)
I would say d). Here's an analogy for you. You can insert/remove
Philips (and, some other) screws by using a small slotted screwdriver.
Does that make the slotted screwdriver a Philips screwdriver?
}-- End of excerpt from anthony kim
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