Which of the following hardware devices regenerates a signal out all connected ports without examining the frame or packet contents?

Which of the following hardware devices regenerates a signal out all connected ports without examining the frame or packet contents?





  • Repeater
  • Hub


A hub and a repeater send signals out all other ports. These devices do not examine the frame or the packet contents.

A switch or a bridge use the MAC address in a frame for forwarding decisions. A router uses the IP address in a packet for forwarding decisions.