>Hi,
> There are no rules of thumb, are you looking at a bandwidth or security issue, LAN or WAN or internet access, if the later a combination firewall/router is a goodfirst line of defence, with an internal firewall as well.
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> You can do a lot with subnetting & managed switchs, and there are always bridges.
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> More info required.
OK, thanks. I can't give you more info now: I was not talking about one specific network, but I have been asked when a router would be useful. And I, as an instructor of the CNAp, want to have the overall picture, too.
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