Routers and Ethernet Switches Explained

A classroom lecture on routers and switches. CompTIA Network + lecture series. Understanding routers and subnets. Routers are often called gateways and this critical term for IT professionals. Inside of basic routers and their plug-ins or interfaces. Routers work all Layer 1-2-3. Routers make decisions for packet destination. Enterprise switches are very expensive and critical to LANs. Switches make decisions based on a MAC address. A look at Broadcom the major maker of ASIC chips for switches. A quick review of the firewall and the OSI model. If you would like to support the channel, Join our channel membership, it’s $2.99/month (less than a Starbucks coffee); see the “Join” button on our channel homepage. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCAXBGYIJnScl0IFKXOIlsQ/join OR Subscribe to the channel as it helps our channel perform better on YouTube’s algorithm. Check out our YouTube channel for more content! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/vanderl2796/featured