cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/12597342
Okay, I’ve been watching lots of YouTube videos about switches and I’ve just made myself more confused. Managed versus unmanaged seems to be having a GUI versus not having a GUI, but why would anyone want a GUI on a switch? Shouldn’t your router do that? Also, a switch is like a tube station for local traffic, essentially an extension lead, so why do some have fans?
A router is often just a switch with extra steps.
So a router simply connects the WAN with the LAN. But doesn’t the modem do that?
No, a modem modulates and demodulates a signal. Basically, they’re a converter. For example, to send your Ethernet traffic over coax. They don’t often understand or care about what’s in an Ethernet frame.
Thank you
Yeah the line can get pretty ambiguous. In general I try to use the device with the least complexity that still gets the job done