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Network, Networking
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Layer 4 router
A typical network router is a layer 3 network device which simply sends incoming packets onto the appropriate IP address on its network. A layer 4 router, which uses the Transport Layer information when making decisions on where to send the packets, can send incoming packets to one or more machines which are hidden behind a single IP address.
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Layer 4 router
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