Its not a Router.. they only manage traffic on the network. Servers are specialized COMPUTERS that manage network resources and ALLOW computers access to the network.. BINGO!
Sounds like you are talking about a "Router". A router manages and direct traffic on your local network. Routers make your connection faster and easier. It also makes your local network more secure!
File servers do those things. There are specialized servers as well, for example web servers, database servers, remote access servers, fax servers--the list goes on and on. But file servers are the...
For Microsoft based networks it would be a Domain Controller.For Novell networks it would be a NetWare server.For other types of managed networks it would be a server that has the software for...