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Differentiate between Router and Gateway.
Computer Networks
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| Router | Gateway |
|---|---|
| A router is a networking device that helps in forwarding packets from source machine to the destination machine over a network by using the shortest path. | A gateway is a device which establishes an intelligent connection between a local area network and external networks with completely different structures. |
| Working principle of a router is to get routing details for multiple networks and routing traffic based upon the destination address. | Working principle of a gateway is to differentiate what is inside the network and what is outside the network. |
| The main function of a router is routing the traffic from one network to the other. | The main function of a gateway is to translate one protocol to the other. |
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