On 04/07/02 11:03 +0530, mukund wrote: <snip> > I never said Cisco runs linux, what I said is a linux run router can match > the capability of high end Cisco router OTOH, the OP asked if it did. You didn't answer that point, so I clarified it.
> > > > > > 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. router != bridge. switch == bridge (with a few differences). > > 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, All of us do, at times. (Given that I have just been rereading Tannenbaum myself :)). Devdas Bhagat ------------------------------------------------------- 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
