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Odom,Wendell-_CCNA_200-301_Official_Cert_Guide,_Volume_1.pdf :

many SOHO Ethernet LANs today combine the router and switch into a single device. Vendors sell consumer-grade integrated networking devices that work as a router and Ethernet switch, as well as doing other functions. These devices typically have “router” on the packaging, but many models also have four-port or eight-port Ethernet LAN switch ports built in to the device.

When choosing between straight-through and cross-over cables should I treat those integrated networking devices frequently called routers as of the same type as PC's NIC (or router) or of the type of switch?

I am aware that the presence auto-mdix in such devices may diminish the importance of the cable choice. But let this be outside of the scope of the question.

many SOHO Ethernet LANs today combine the router and switch into a single device. Vendors sell consumer-grade integrated networking devices that work as a router and Ethernet switch, as well as doing other functions. These devices typically have “router” on the packaging, but many models also have four-port or eight-port Ethernet LAN switch ports built in to the device.

When choosing between straight-through and cross-over cables should I treat those integrated networking devices frequently called routers as of the same type as PC's NIC (or router) or of the type of switch?

I am aware that the presence auto-mdix in such devices may diminish the importance of the cable choice. But let this be outside of the scope of the question.

Odom,Wendell-_CCNA_200-301_Official_Cert_Guide,_Volume_1.pdf :

many SOHO Ethernet LANs today combine the router and switch into a single device. Vendors sell consumer-grade integrated networking devices that work as a router and Ethernet switch, as well as doing other functions. These devices typically have “router” on the packaging, but many models also have four-port or eight-port Ethernet LAN switch ports built in to the device.

When choosing between straight-through and cross-over cables should I treat those integrated networking devices frequently called routers as of the same type as PC's NIC (or router) or of the type of switch?

I am aware that the presence auto-mdix in such devices may diminish the importance of the cable choice. But let this be outside of the scope of the question.

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Are integrated networking devices, frequently called routers, of the switch type or of a router / NIC type?

many SOHO Ethernet LANs today combine the router and switch into a single device. Vendors sell consumer-grade integrated networking devices that work as a router and Ethernet switch, as well as doing other functions. These devices typically have “router” on the packaging, but many models also have four-port or eight-port Ethernet LAN switch ports built in to the device.

When choosing between straight-through and cross-over cables should I treat those integrated networking devices frequently called routers as of the same type as PC's NIC (or router) or of the type of switch?

I am aware that the presence auto-mdix in such devices may diminish the importance of the cable choice. But let this be outside of the scope of the question.