On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 01:23, SOTL wrote:
> As far as a bridge I have NO idea of what that device does. Best I can figure
> out is that there is little difference between a switch and a bridge.
>
> Am I finally getting the idea?
>
> Thanks
> Frank
Frank,
Also found this on bridges:
Bridge
Interconnects LAN segments at the Network Interface layer level
and forwards frames between them. A bridge performs the function
of a MAC relay, and is independent of any higher layer protocol
(including the Logical Link protocol). It provides MAC layer
protocol conversion, if required. Examples of bridges are:
* A PS/2 running the IBM Token-Ring Network Bridge program
* The IBM 8229 LAN bridge
A bridge can be said to be transparent to IP. That is, when a
host sends an IP datagram to another host on a network connected
by a bridge, it sends the datagram directly to the host and the
datagram ``crosses'' the bridge without the sending host being
aware of it.
So a bridge is more of a transparent relay.
Mike
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