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Can you tell me what a default gateway is, briefly?

If you have a set of computers that can talk to each other directly, you have a network. For computers on your network to talk to computers on another network, you need a default gateway.

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Nate sent the following message:

How many routers does RIP support? 
How about RIP version 2?
I see that your tutorial says 15 hops, 
but does that mean you can only
have 15 routers in your network?

Answer: How Many Routers will RIP v1 & v2 Support?

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