You want to transfer a document from one computer to another, and you want the d

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You want to transfer a document from one computer to another, and you want the document to be encrypted. The destination computer is on another network, so you know data has to travel through one or more routers. The network technology on your network is Ethernet, but the technology on the destination network is Wi-Fi. From what you have learned about networking, should this document transfer work? Why or why not? Which layers of the OSI model are involved in the italicized parts of this description?

Explanation / Answer

Yes, the transfer should work.
The routers know the route between networks, and a WAP will handle the conversion from ethernet to wireless. The encryption takes place higher up in the stack and is not involved with getting the data from point a to point b.

The italicized parts did not come through, however...
WAP operates at Layer 1
Routers operate at Layer 3
Encryption takes place at a higher level, but it's been too long since I studied this to remember the exact Layer, but I think its Layer 6.

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