Creative Crop/Photodisc/Getty Images. Definition: Routers are small physical devices that join multiple networks together. Technically, a router is a Layer 3 gateway device, meaning that it connects two or more networks and that the router operates at the network layer of the OSI model.ome networks typically use a wireless or wired Internet Protocol (IP) router, IP being the most common OSI network layer protocol. An IP router such as a DSL or cable modem broadband router joins the home's local area network (LAN) to the wide-area network (WAN) of the Internet.
St. Louis, Missouri. Midwestern traditional basketball cities without NBA teams, Take Two. St. Louis is the third-largest metro area without an NBA team, after Seattle and San Diego. As Kansas City is the traditional seat of Big Eight basketball, so too is St. Louis with the Missouri Valley Conference.
Oakland Raiders owner proposes NFC switch in order to move team to L.A. Itâs been over 20 years since Americaâs second-biggest city had an NFL team. Back in 1994, both Los Angeles franchises (the Raiders and Rams) packed up for Oakland and St. Louis, and L.A. football fans have been hungry for an NFL team ever since.