Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:18:43 -0400 From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wireless lans with multiple accesspoints Message-ID: <20020619151842.GD23903@pir.net> In-Reply-To: <20020619151312.063275D06@ptavv.es.net> References: <20020619145617.GB23903@pir.net> <20020619151312.063275D06@ptavv.es.net>
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Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> probably said: > Simply stated, no. Per 802.3, collisions are a local event. There is > no way for a switch to "send a collision" and the section of 802.3 on > full-duplex is specific that collision detection MUST be disabled. A > switch does not divide a broadcast domain, but does divide a collision > domain. In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. Collision detection is not always disabled, collisions do happen if they are supposed to or not. P. -- pir pir-sig@pir.net pir-sig@net.tufts.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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