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Maybe a major cleanup of this article would make it a good stand-alone article but it should probably be a section in the main gateway article. Rsduhamel 19:37, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
Yes, i think so too! Michele
As somebody who came here specifically to find out what a "default gateway" was (my router, apparently :)), I must respectfully disagree.
Add: in homes with a wireless router the default gateway is the wireless router. ( I think this is correct. Bill)
Being a network student, we have been taught to only used default gateway, so i would have to disagree here i'm afraid
Darren.
Same here Daren, I'm a networking student and i came here learn exactly what was listed on this page. No need to clutter it up with any more information Nexeh
I'm a network professional, and i agree with the students. No need to make things complicated :)
Uh, it's complicated already... I need to know how to change a default gateway from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1 without completely killing my Internet access, I came here, and... Only understood about three words in the article. I understand that it's a node, but... that's not helpful. And the Usage and Examples sections were overly complex. 0_o 71.179.34.80 02:07, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
I think the second paragraph should be changed. As far as my knowledge is concerned, modems can't act as a gateway. Shall we remove the second paragraph which says "In home computing configurations, an ISP often provides a physical device which both connects local hardware to the Internet and serves as a gateway. Such devices include DSL modems and cable modems." ? Bakshi Gulam ( talk) 06:59, 30 July 2013 (UTC) Bakshi Gulam
While I guess a "default route" and a "default gateway" can have subtly different meanings, for the most part I think it would be best if these two articles were merged together. They appear to be largely redundant. Wrs1864 ( talk) 19:44, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
I disagree. I searched for default gateway and found here exactly what I was looking for! The article is short and simple, true, but sometimes that is the best form. -- 88.194.194.231 ( talk) 14:29, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
I disagree with the merge idea - mostly because people searching for 'Default Gateway', a term seen on the output of the ipconfig (Windows) and ifconfig (Linux) commands, are probably happy getting to a page titled Default Gateway.
I disagree to the merger proposal .I think this is the right way to present the content about Default gateway in the way IPv4 uses it Verma.spv ( talk) 10:47, 12 December 2010 (UTC)Verma.spv
They SHOULD NOT be merged. These are related topics but NOT the same. A "default gateway" is an address referring to a specific device that is/should be touching the outside where as a "default route" is a theoretical term that typically refers to the gateway. These terms have slightly different meanings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisallen87 ( talk • contribs) 18:26, 18 March 2011 (UTC) I would not like them to be merge. they have clear diffrences. Default gateway is use to connect two computer with difference IP address while default route is esssentially a master IP address. at least, that what i think my IT teacher said. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.21.168.198 ( talk) 01:45, 20 July 2011 (UTC) I concur they should not be merged default route will be searched by IT pros, default gateway will be searched by PC users setting up a LAN. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smiley97111 ( talk • contribs) 16:34, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
An image (with some IP-numbers) would be nice. -- 88.194.194.231 ( talk) 14:29, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
These two should not be merged as for a pc end user there is no term default route he will be dealing with default gateway only. You could cross refer each other. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.163.46.112 ( talk) 03:05, 26 February 2010 (UTC) DO NOT MERGE THESE ARTICLES!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.173.84.192 ( talk) 05:58, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
They should not be merged. Network settings on a PC usually refer to default gateway, not default route. If they are redundant, then the default route article should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.134.137.73 ( talk) 22:22, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
== Question ==
if we have a private network, without a router (just a switch say), do I need to worry about gateway addresses? common in industrial machine networks, suppose the controller (PLC) talks to some drives. This might be a contrasting example to elucidate the basic concept Feldercarb ( talk) 21:21, 3 August 2023 (UTC)