----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelsey Hartigan Go" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Philippine Linux Users Group Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [plug] [BRIDGING 2 NICS - brctl utility]
> > the emergence of switches is a replacement technology for bridges... > > A switch is a bridge.. not anymore... a switch can also be a router.. a switch is a bridge if it is a layer 2 switch and a switch is a router if it is a layer 3 switch... > a bridge is a generic term for a switch. packet forwarder device is the generic term for a switch, bridge and router... > A switches bridges 2 networks. a switch bridges two or more networks.... > It just that people don't > call a switch a bridge these days... because of my first statement above... fooler. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
