In an Ethernet network which device is used to forward the packets based on IP Address

ROUTER:

• It is mainly a network layer device.
• It also works as a switch that routes the data packets based on IP-address.
• It compares the IP address against the routing table to determine the packets' best next-hop.

HUB:

• A hub connects multiple wires coming from different branches that connect different stations.
• It regenerates incoming signals and copies them forward to multiple wires or all the ports.

BRIDGE:

• Operates at the data link layer.
• It regenerates incoming signals with filtering facility by reading MAC address, source, and destination.
• It is a single input single output device.

SWITCH:

• It is a multiport bridge with buffer & better efficiency.
• It is a data link layer device.
• It can perform error checking before forwarding data.