Make HowStuffWorks your homepage
Computer networking is the engineering that creates communication between computers and other devices. Learn about ethernet, LAN, routers, modems and home networking.
Related Categories:
> Buses> CPU
> Desktops
> Hard Drives & Disks
> Hardware Basics
> Memory
> Other Hardware
> Power Supplies
REFERENCE LINKS
Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this How Stuff Works article:
Franklin, Curt. "How Routers Work." 31 July 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://computer.howstuffworks.com/router.htm> 11 May 2008.
Inside This Article
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Lots More Information
15.
Lots More Information
Related HowStuffWorks Articles
- How Routing Algorithms Work
- How Firewalls Work
- How LAN Switches Work
- How Ethernet Works
- How Network Address Translation Works
- How Internet Infrastructure Works
- How Home Networking Works
- How Virtual Private Networks Work
- How OSI Works
- How SCSI Works
- What is a packet?
Where to buy
More Great Links
- Routing in the Internet
- Hardware Router Backgrounder
- CNET Builder.com
- Cisco White Paper: Wavelength Routing in Optical Networks
- Mixed Media Router
- Cisco: Router Configuration Tutorial
- Cisco: CCNA WAN Switching Certification
- Router Comparison Chart
- Hardware Router Reviews
- Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router Review
PREVIOUSInside This Article
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Lots More Information
15.
More Options:
Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this How Stuff Works article:
Franklin, Curt. "How Routers Work." 31 July 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://computer.howstuffworks.com/router.htm> 11 May 2008.
ADVERTISEMENT
VIDEO SELECTIONS
-
TOP SELLING
WIRELESS ROUTERS
Functionalities: Wireless Access Point, Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2, WEP: 256 bit, 128 bit
$75 - $130
54 Mbps, 802.11b/g, Functionalities: VPN Pass-Thru, DHCP Server, WAN: 1 x 10/100 Base-T, LAN: 10/100 Base-T, Firewall: Stateful Pa...
$45 - $105
54 Mbps, Pre-802.11n, Functionalities: Wireless Access Point, VPN Pass-Thru, Firewall, DHCP Server, WAN: 1 x 10/100 Base-T, LAN: 1...
$94 - $152