What is switch , IP address Mac address gateway router etc

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Switch, IP address, MAC address, gateway, and router are all networking terms.

A switch is a networking device that connects devices together on a local area network (LAN).
An IP address is a unique identifier assigned to each device on a network.
A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to each network interface controller (NIC) on a device.
A gateway is a networking device that connects different networks together.
A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks.
Examples: Cisco switch, 192.168.1.1 IP address, 00:11:22:33:44:55 MAC address, default gateway, Linksys router.

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Switches are layer 2 devices and forward frames using MAC addresses tables. Routers are layer 3 devices and they forward packets using IP addresses tables.

What is switch , IP address Mac address gateway router etc

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