Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 06:51:09 -0500 (EST) From: Vikram Khare <vkhare@retribution.net> To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: switch vs bridge Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903250649050.1664-100000@retribution.net> In-Reply-To: <199903242319.SAA04541@etinc.com>
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On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Dennis wrote: >hard-coded to specific segments) whereas a bridge generally learns them >from traffic. A switch should be immune to loops... >bridges ARE in fact switches, except they are vulnerable to broadcast storms >and loops. Switches have to forward broadcasts also (to make arps work) so Configuring redundant links without configuring spanning tree within a single vlan will lead to both of those problems if you're not careful. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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