firewall vs router | difference between firewall and router
This page on firewall vs router describes difference between firewall and router devices. The useful links to difference between various terms are provided here.
| firewall | router |
|---|---|
| It protects the user data travelling in the network from intruders. | It routes the user data or packets in the network so that it can reach intended recipient. |
| It operates at the layer-3(network layer) and layer-4(transport layer) of the OSI model. | It operates at layer-3(network layer) of the OSI model. |
| Firewall encrypts the data before transmission. | Router does not encrypt the data before routing to the network. |
| Firewalls can not share the two networks, instead it can protect the network. | Routers are capable of sharing an internet connection between LANs and WANs based networks. |
| Refer firewall basics | Refer router basics |
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