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How do you explain "router/switch/firewall" to your wife?
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HA HA HA HA HA...are you trying to convince her that you need one? Just buy it...that's what I concluded I had to do...she thinks all my routers and switches are there to build a service center for internet porn...lol.
Actually, do you do billing online? Cherish the family pictures? Want to be hidden from everyone on the internet, including would-be thieves? Do you lock your front door at night, or trust that nobody will break in and leave it unlocked? If you live in Canada, you can't use that one...lol.
Burt
Actually, do you do billing online? Cherish the family pictures? Want to be hidden from everyone on the internet, including would-be thieves? Do you lock your front door at night, or trust that nobody will break in and leave it unlocked? If you live in Canada, you can't use that one...lol.
Burt
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Not that I even like baseball, but I find it the easiest analogy.
The internet, it's full of puny little baseball players. They want to throw from say outfield to home base, but they just can't make it that far on their own. They have to throw it to a middle man, and sometimes several, to get it to the end destination. What does the internet version of this is a router.
Haven't come up with a good one for firewall or switch yet.
The internet, it's full of puny little baseball players. They want to throw from say outfield to home base, but they just can't make it that far on their own. They have to throw it to a middle man, and sometimes several, to get it to the end destination. What does the internet version of this is a router.
Haven't come up with a good one for firewall or switch yet.
robertjo24
MIS
I stopped trying to explain what they are.
Now, any time a story hits the news about hackers, viruses, and trogans, I just tell her that is why we have these things.
I tell her no protection is fool proof, but the more difficult we make it, the more likely it is someone will look for easier prey.
Now, any time a story hits the news about hackers, viruses, and trogans, I just tell her that is why we have these things.
I tell her no protection is fool proof, but the more difficult we make it, the more likely it is someone will look for easier prey.
A router is like a roundabout. Three stores with the roundabout between them. YOu gotta go through the roundabout (router) to get to the any one of the stores from the other.
A firewall is like a bank vault door. If you got permission, you can go in. No permission, they shoot you down at the door
A switch is like the queue at a stadium. ALl the FRAMES (layer two, remember?) hit the ticket booths (any frame inbound on any port), buys a ticket and then goes to a specific exit port (box seats, bathroom, food etc) or gets flooded to the main deck (all ports) until they find where it is they want to be.
Home of the book "Network Security Using Linux"
A firewall is like a bank vault door. If you got permission, you can go in. No permission, they shoot you down at the door
A switch is like the queue at a stadium. ALl the FRAMES (layer two, remember?) hit the ticket booths (any frame inbound on any port), buys a ticket and then goes to a specific exit port (box seats, bathroom, food etc) or gets flooded to the main deck (all ports) until they find where it is they want to be.
Home of the book "Network Security Using Linux"
helpdeskdan
Technical User
Oh, that's easy. Peter Packet!
No time to chat, actually have to work these days - good to see some old friends here.
No time to chat, actually have to work these days - good to see some old friends here.
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