Why do they call it "Router on a stick"?
drew2000
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Why do they call it "router on a stick"?
I get the concept but I don't understand where the "stick" comes in.
Thanks for enlightening me, a search didn't reveal much...Drew
I get the concept but I don't understand where the "stick" comes in.
Thanks for enlightening me, a search didn't reveal much...Drew
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Slowhand
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It's called a "router on a stick" because when you look at a network diagram of a router with a single cable plugged into it, it kind of looks like a lollipop. Other foods that come on a stick are usually called something like "corn on a stick", "apple on a stick", "soup on a stick" (I kid you not), so it's natural that the lollipop-looking router would be called a router on a stick.
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networker050184
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It is because back in the day they would put the routers on a high stick when they were performing "router on a stick" functions to help with air flow. All those sub interfaces created a lot of heat!An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made. -
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LOLnetworker050184 wrote: »It is because back in the day they would put the routers on a high stick when they were performing "router on a stick" functions to help with air flow. All those sub interfaces created a lot of heat!