Hub - A hub is a common connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a Lan. A hub contains multiple ports. read more
Routers are small electronic devices that join multiple computer networks together via either wired or wireless connections. How Routers Work In technical terms, a router is a Layer 3 network gateway device, meaning that it connects two or more networks and that the router operates at the network layer of the OSI model. read more
A router will typically include a 4 to 8 port Ethernet switch (or hub) and a Network Address Translator . In addition, they usually include a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, Domain Name Service (DNS) proxy server and a hardware firewall to protect the LAN from malicious intrusion from the Internet. read more