Triode;169807 Wrote: > I was getting picky about the terminology. A _bridge_ forwards at OSI > layer 2 and so should not particpate in any layers above this. A > _router_ forwards at layer 3 and hence processes IP and ARP. Many of > the home networking devices these days are actually routers. > > So is it routing - are the IP subnets difference each side of the > device and does it decrement the IP TTL for packets that pass through > it? Both sides belong to the same subnet, and the TTL is not decremented. Broadcast packets pass through it. On closer examination, the wired side is a switch not a hub.
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