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On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Jasper O'Malley wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Jeroen Massar wrote:
>
> > Problem is that they call it a bridge and it acts like a switch...
>
> How are you defining the term "switch?" To me, a bridge is a dual-port
> switch, and a switch is a multi-port bridge :) The Linux bridge behavior
> described is just plain broken.
Switch = multiple seperate segments getting only seeing packets for that segment...
Bridge = multiple seperate segments seeing ALL packets..
The linux bridge currently switches "outside" segments, it checks to see
where a MAC address is and sends it to the correct segment.
But whenever a packet originates FROM the host doing the switching itself,
it simply uses the protocol's routing (or the programs mechanism), eg
IProuting, for IP to determine where it needs to go...
>
> > What they should do now is check the destination mac addr and transmit it
> > onto the correct device or both...
>
> This is what bridges/switches are supposed to do. If the Linux bridging
> software does not, it's a bug.
No bridges simply paste one segment to the other they are "dumb" and
switches are "smart"... Linux only doesn't do the internal->outside
correctly, this should be implemented with the virtual interface like Ted
mentioned in the mails before...
>
> Cheers,
> Mick
>
> The Reverend Jasper P. O'Malley dotdot:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Systems Administrator ringring:asktheadmiral
Hmm sysadmin.... cool... I can do that job too then <grin> (No offense...)
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>
Greets,
Jeroen
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