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Assume we want to connect two isolated hosts together to let each host communicate
with the other. Do we need a link-layer switch between the two?
Explain.

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we need a link layer switch when we need to convert a broadcast communication to a one-to-one communication.But in this case it is already one-to-one communication so we need not use any link layer switches.
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