John Stumbles wrote:
Mike McCarty wrote:
John Stumbles wrote:
What do you mean "Cannot act as a bridge"?
A switch uses MAC addresses for ascertaining where to forward
a message. It is unaware of IP addresses, so it cannot connect
different nets.
Yup. That's bridging, defined in 802.1d
http://www.ieee802.org/1/pages/802.1D.html
The newbies don't remember bridges. You're going to be here for a while
explaining it if you're in the mood to teach.
Some of us remember when you needed them to break up a too-busy LAN into
segments...
Non-managed dumb switches are just multiport bridges... you're correct.
Nate
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