FAQ on routers

The SearchNetworking.com Ask the Expert team receives dozens of questions every week on routers, and sometimes it may take longer than you'd like to get a reply. Save yourself some time and review this list to see if your question has already been answered!

• What exactly is a router?
• Differences between L3-Switch and Router
• Static and dynamic routing
• Difference between how a router and a bridge function
• Cross-reference commands for Cisco and Nortel
• How is router 'capacity' is conventionally defined

   

• Switch/Router Configuration
  Find out how to get those crucial core routers and switches firing on all cylinders.

   

• High-Performance Routers and Switches
  General information and news on high-end, high-performance routers and switches.

   

• Router tip section.
  View our collection of router tips for selecting, configuring, securing, and maintaining your router.

   

• Router white papers.
  This collection of white papers will provide you with detailed and specific information.

  Here's a recent Webcast titled, Hardening your router, with author Thomas Akin.
  View the Webcast here

  Here's some books on routers:
  

• Hardening Cisco Routers

   

• Securing and Controlling Cisco Routers

   

• The Definitive Guide to Firewalls, VPNs, Routers, and Intrusion Detection Systems

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