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Date:      17 Apr 2004 09:26:34 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-current-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: RFC: ported NetBSD if_bridge
Message-ID:  <44ekqmhh11.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0404170027120.66312-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0404170027120.66312-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>

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Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> writes:

> On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Bruce A. Mah wrote:

> > 1.  ng_bridge(4) doesn't do spanning tree.  Neither does bridge(4).
> 
> WHICH spanning tree? Spanning tree is a generic term..
> Are you refering to a particular implimentation of something that uses
> spanning tree algorythms?

They're referring to IEEE 802.1d.
This is an important feature for building large bridged networks.



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