-- On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:06:58 fooler wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Linux Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 4:45 AM >Subject: Re: [plug] Bridging > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >In your own term, what's the difference between bridge and route? I'm not >> >sure I get your point. >> >> A bridge will filter, forward, or flood an incoming frame based on the MAC >address of that frame. Route means forwarding of packets from one network >to another based on network layer information or the path through an >internetwork. > >let me add to this hoping for some additional info but linux newbie already >explain it. > >routing is on layer 3 (network layer) while bridging is on layer 2 >(data-link layer)... routing doesnt deal with access method (eg. ethernet >access method, token ring access method, etc) unlike with bridging... as >what linux newbie said, it will (store and) forward packets from one >network to another based on the network layer information... for example, IP >for tcp/ip stack while IPX for ipx/spx stack. > >bridging on the otherhand, deals with the data-link layer... common usage of >bridging is to bridge two different access method or data-link layer... like >for example bridging ethernet network with token ring network... but of >course you can still use bridging to bridge two the same access method but >it is not advisable. > >let me tell you a story that there was two camps between the bridging >zealots group vs the routing zealots group that they are debating who will >rule to inter-connect networks.... well of course bridging is fast because >it will eliminate layer 3 for direct communication but the routing group >wins due to the reasons of broadcast traffic and scalability. :-> imagine if >the network of networks or the internet are using bridges instead of >routers.. one node generate a broadcast traffic, the whole world will >receive it. :-> >
Ang galing mo talaga Mr. fooler. I really liked your explanation. :) really clear. parang mong sinabi na briging zealots vs router zealots as Winblows zealots vs Linux zealots and the Linux zealots wins. :) wala ba kayong mga kamay? palakpak nama dyan for our killer OS. :) _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
