Bits & Bytes: Week 2, III - Routing Flashcards
a router is a network device that forwards traffic depending on the destination address of that traffic
basic definition of a router
In which layer of the TCP/IP address model is the routher?
the Network Layer
In a routing table, what is the column containing a row for each known network called?
Destination Network Column
What two things are in the destination network column of a routing table?
the network ID and network mask
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Catchall Address
The number of times a package passes through a different router before reaching its destination is called…
Total Hops
What is the public router interface called?
The WAN Interface
What is the private router interface called?
The LAN interface
ACRONYM:
WAN
Wide Area Network
ACRONYM:
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
What is the name of the protocol used when a computer is assigned an IP address from the router?
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
What do routers follow in order to speak to each other and share routing information?
Routing Protocols
Which protocol does a router use to share information within a single, autonomous system?
Interior Gateway Protocols
What is the term for a collection of networks that are all under the control of the same network operator?
An autonomous system
What are the two main types of interior gateway protocols?
Link state routing protocols and distance-vector protocols
What is a computer science term meaning list?
a Vector
This interior gateway protocol is older and consists of routers sharing lists of all of the networks they know and how many hops it takes to get to each network
Distance-vector protocol (basically, when a router sends a list, or vector, of the distance of networks)
Using this interior gateway protocol, each router advertises the state of the connection of each of its interfaces and runs algorithms to find the best path to a destination at a particular moment.
Link state routing protocol