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Date:      Fri, 26 Mar 1999 22:53:29 -0500 (EST)
From:      Bill Vermillion <bill@bilver.magicnet.net>
To:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: switch vs bridge (fwd)
Message-ID:  <199903270353.WAA45159@bilver.magicnet.net>
In-Reply-To: <36FC28DA.73DC2E28@softweyr.com> from Wes Peters at "Mar 26, 1999  5:39:54 pm"

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Wes Peters recently said:
> Mike Jenkins wrote:

> If you have a layer 3 switch, you don't need a router. 

A layer three switch is basically just a router configured in
hardware as opposed to software.  That's part of the claim of
wire-speed switching.



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