----- Original Message -----
From: Cito Maramba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Dual bridge
> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Carlo Sogono wrote:
>
> > > Hi Pluggers,
> > >
> > > Question, is it possible to utilize a box as a bridge to a two
separate
> >
> > By bridge you mean "the bridge" and not a router? Just for everyone's
info,
> > bridges run over the datalink layer so it can handle almost any network
> > protocol. Routers operate on the network layer, so it's dependent on the
> > protocol (e.g. IP, IPX, etc.). Hence, a bridge is a low-level router,
> > operating just above the physical layer (on which a repeater is used).
> >
> > I don't think Linux can become a bridge, just a router. Although, I
could be
> > wrong.
> A linux box with 2 or more network cards can be a bridge. Read
I stand corrected.
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/BRIDGE-STP-HOWTO/index.html
>
> for pre 2.2.14 kernels read
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Bridge.html
>
> >
> > > network (WAN) eg. 195.183.60.0 and 195.183.1.0,
> > > it will acts as gateway for a LAN as 192.168.1.0. If its possible
kindly
> >
> > Ah! If this is the only thing you wanna do then you just want Linux to
act
> > as a router.
> >
> > > enlighten me or just point me any article. Thanks in advance...
> >
> > You might want to check out the NET3-HOWTO.
> >
> Networking Code in Linux is already Net4.
Yep, it's just that last time I checked, the NET HOWTO was based on NET3.
> The howto is at:
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Net-HOWTO/index.html
>
> Cito Maramba, M.D.
> Asst. Professor
> Medical Informatics Unit
> UP College of Medicine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
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