Comments on: How to Build a Local Area Network Without a Router http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/build-local-area-network-router/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Fri, 24 May 2013 00:13:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Karl Gechlik http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/build-local-area-network-router/#comment-449950 Karl Gechlik Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:56:56 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=39883#comment-449950 No I do not mean a switch.

I mean a router as an entry/exit point of your network. A hub or a switch is an extension of a network and a router is a gateway to another network. Without a router (or a modem with a built in router) you are limited to your local area network.

]]> By: cjc http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/build-local-area-network-router/#comment-449934 cjc Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:22:40 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=39883#comment-449934 You mean, a switch? Since what you’re describing is a switch, not a router. Yeah, consumer routers have switches glued on their LAN side, but that part is not the essence of what a router is.

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