How to configure router to act as a real router?
Ok so I've been in IT class for a while, and all I hear is "Routers split networks" yes they do, I know what switches do and all that stuff, but my teacher always refers to Routers as the "Commercial routers" not the little crapy ones we have at home. Is there actually a way to configure them to act like a real router that splits networks?
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1. Correct, a router divides your internet bandwidth to however many computers are connected to it. By "commercial" router, he means the ones that large businesses/corporations use that run large network systems. They are professional-grade routers. They are 10x more powerful than the ones we use at home, since they have to run large network databases. He is basically saying how much more superior they are than the ones we use at home -- which goes without saying. And no, what makes them powerful is the hardware they are running. So you cannot "tweak" your home router to mimic a commercial router. It is hardware based. You can fine-tune its firmware to an extent, but you still won't get "corporate-grade" performance out of a home router.2. You can play with industrial grade routers if you want. They don't have to be necessarily expensive, but they will take more space... for instance, a Cisco 2600 might do the trick (I suggest to read the specs before buying, of course. There is ample information available)
