What’s the Difference Between a Hub, a Switch, and a Router?
☑️ Hubs, a switch, and routers are computer networking devices with varying differences. Unfortunately, the terms are often misused.
☑️ Hubs, switches, and routers
Hubs are “dumb” devices that pass on anything received on one connection to all other connections.
Switches are semi-intelligent devices that learn which devices are on which connection.
Routers are essentially small computers that perform a variety of intelligent tasks.
Wireless routers and access points are devices that add Wi-Fi support to your network.
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0:00 Difference Between Hub Switch, and Router
0:30 Hubs
1:55 Switches
3:50 Routers
5:45 Wireless Access Point
6:27 Wireless Router
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