Technotes Bonus exam question 6
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6. Which of the following devices can be used to connect a 10base2 lan to a 10 baseT lan?
a. hub
b. repeater
c. router
d. bridge
e. gateway
you have the answer as router, but i was under the impression that gateways were used to connect LANs with different protocols or architectures.
Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated.
a. hub
b. repeater
c. router
d. bridge
e. gateway
you have the answer as router, but i was under the impression that gateways were used to connect LANs with different protocols or architectures.
Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated.
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That is what a gateway does, and that is exactly what I mentioned in the TechNotes (Network Components section) as well. And I included some examples also:i was under the impression that gateways were used to connect LANs with different protocols or architectures.A gateway could be used to allow IPX/SPX clients to use a gateway with a TCP/IP uplink to an internet connection. TCP/IP would be converted to IPX/SPX. Another common use of a gateway is to connect an Ethernet network to an IBM SNA mainframe environment.
However, a router can be used to connect different network types, as I also wrote in that same section:Common use of routers is to connect two different type of networks (for example Ethernet and Token ring) or to interconnect LANs into a WAN.
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Good luck on the 20th! Don't hesitate to ask any questions if needed.