What is the difference between Router and Firewall?

Question

Anoniem · Accepted Answer

Application layer filtering can be done on FW while it can't be done on Router

Anoniem · Answer

Router : it does not filter the packet coming from internet where as firewall does filter the packet coming from the internet.

Firewall works on Network layer and transport layer layer where as router works on physical layer data link layer and network layer

Anoniem · Answer

Firewall uses encryption befor transmitting data

But router does not use encryption

Router routes between the network whereas firewall protects the network

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