Chapter 8. Cisco Switches
So, what's the difference between a Cisco Ethernet switch and a Cisco router? Very little, actually.
A switch serves a very different purpose than a router, of course. A switch has many more Ethernet ports than a router and might lack certain advanced router functions. Most switches don't speak BGP or HSRP, and most switches don't have VPN ability. Lower-end switches probably cannot handle a routing table, only a default gateway. High-end switches do support those functions, however. So, it's not a question of functionality.
Physically, switches are differentiated from routers largely by the number and type of ports that ...
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