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