RE: Make a linux Switch
On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> hubs bridge. switches do layer 2 routing (avoiding technicalities)
I thought hubs were repeaters. Bridges do discriminate based on DST
address, don't they? That's why they can reduce collisions. I have used
bridges, but that was to increase the `length' of the LAN. A bridge
allows you to reset the 3/4/5 rule (whatever that is).
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