Router -versus- Gateway
marioc
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Basic Router Questions:
1) Is a router technically performing gateway services when used to connect to dissimilar protocols (e.g. TCP/IP -to- IPX/SPX)?
2) Do all routers provide this functionality?
1) Is a router technically performing gateway services when used to connect to dissimilar protocols (e.g. TCP/IP -to- IPX/SPX)?
2) Do all routers provide this functionality?
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Forsaken_GA Member Posts: 4,024well, for the first, that depends on who you ask, it's a matter of semantics. in general terms, a gateway connects two seperate networks, whether those networks are the same protocol.
as for the second, of course not. Alot of vendors have removed support for obsolete protocols. -
chmorin Member Posts: 1,446 ■■■■■□□□□□I never used gateway as a term until I entered voice studies, and there is probably a reason for that.Currently PursuingWGU (BS in IT Network Administration) - 52%| CCIE:Voice Written - 0% (0/200 Hours)mikej412 wrote:Cisco Networking isn't just a job, it's a Lifestyle.
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wastedtime Member Posts: 586 ■■■■□□□□□□Not even "default gateway"? But, your right it isn't common that you will hear someone refer to it as a gateway.
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alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□The term gateway was originally used to describe a device to facilitate communication between devices with different protocol stacks. Cisco's first product was a device like this that the original founders designed out of need.
Today, however, the only ways I hear the term used is "default gateway" or "gateway of last resort," both referring to a specific router. -
chmorin Member Posts: 1,446 ■■■■■□□□□□The term gateway was originally used to describe a device to facilitate communication between devices with different protocol stacks. Cisco's first product was a device like this that the original founders designed out of need.
Today, however, the only ways I hear the term used is "default gateway" or "gateway of last resort," both referring to a specific router.
Yup, that is pretty much only where you hear it in the data world.Currently PursuingWGU (BS in IT Network Administration) - 52%| CCIE:Voice Written - 0% (0/200 Hours)mikej412 wrote:Cisco Networking isn't just a job, it's a Lifestyle.