> On 02/07/02 09:45 +0530, mukund wrote: > > here is my 2p. > Don't top post please. > <snip>
OK. > > > 3. Can we port Linux kernel on any commercial routers > > > available if so what routers are they and any links > > > about them? > > the archaticture wont match, because router normally us RISC processor. > I have not heard of any commercial[1] routers running Linux (some Cisco > products run a BSD kernel, but not their routers). I never said Cisco runs linux, what I said is a linux run router can match the capability of high end Cisco router > > > > 4. Can a router act as a bridge or it always works as > > > a a bridge? > A bridge is a OSI layer 2 device. A router is a layer 3 device. A bridge > can deal only with subnets connected directly to it. A router can deal > even with devices that are not directly connected. A bridge uses MAC > addresses to handle packet flow, a router uses ip addresses. > I have gone through advance-routing how to and found many examples of bridges. > A switch can be treated like a bridge with multiple ports, a hub is a > simple repeater with multiple ports. > > If you do some basic reading, you would understand the difference > between these devices and how they work (Tannenbaum). > May be I need to refresh, Regards, Mukund Deshmukh Beta Computronics Pvt. Ltd. Web site - http://betacomp.com ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Caffeinated soap. No kidding. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
