the router interface closest to the computer
The default gateway needs to be able to communicate with the host of another network. It communicates through a device called a router.
Your DSL Modem, Router or Proxy Server can be Default gateway for a computer.
Router is used for defult gateway
The "router".
The address of a default gateway can vary widely depending on which device on which network is the default gateway. There isn't one specific default gateway address.A popular address is one used on home based networks, 192.168.1.1
A hardware router, normally.
Typically a LAN is connected to other networks (WANs, etc) via a router, used as a default gateway device.
Yes, that is what the default gateway is used for.
Default route
A "Default Gateway" refers to the Router to which your Local Area Network is connected to. This Router provides the link to the outside world (Internet or Wide Area Network). If this is a home PC situation then the Broadband Router is the Default Gateway.When your PC requests a network resource (webpage or server share) that is not on the local subnet the request is automatically forwarded to the Default Gateway which in turn forwards the request to the far end (Node) of that link. You can have many Gateways on your LAN, each providing a Route to a particular extenal network. All networks must have one of these Gateways as default so all other requests can be sent to it by "Default" this is where the term comes from.
Default gateway
The word default can be used as a noun or a verb. He worried she had chosen him by default. The device was stuck on the default setting.
A gateway is a node (a router) on a computer network that serves as an access point to another network.A Default Gateway is the node on the computer network that is chosen when the IP address does not belong to any other entities in the Routing Table. In homes, the gateway is usually the ISP-provided device that connects the user to the internet, such as a DSL or cable modem. In enterprises, however, the gateway is the node that routes the traffic from a workstation to another network segment. The default gateway is commonly used to be the node connecting the internal networks and the outside network (Internet). In such a situation, the gateway node could act as a proxy server and a firewall. The gateway is also associated with both a router, which uses headers and forwarding tables to determine where packets are sent, and a switch, which provides the actual path for the packet in and out of the gateway. In other words, it is an entry point and an exit point in a network.
A gateway is a node (a router) on a computer network that serves as an access point to another network.A Default Gateway is the node on the computer network that is chosen when the IP address does not belong to any other entities in the Routing Table. In homes, the gateway is usually the ISP-provided device that connects the user to the internet, such as a DSL or cable modem. In enterprises, however, the gateway is the node that routes the traffic from a workstation to another network segment. The default gateway is commonly used to be the node connecting the internal networks and the outside network (Internet). In such a situation, the gateway node could act as a proxy server and a firewall. The gateway is also associated with both a router, which uses headers and forwarding tables to determine where packets are sent, and a switch, which provides the actual path for the packet in and out of the gateway. In other words, it is an entry point and an exit point in a network.
Subnet mask is a mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to. Default gateway is the gateway in a network that a computer will use to access another network if a gateway is not specified for use.
The purpose of a router is to connect dissimilar networks.