This protocol conversion function would more aptly be termed a "gateway" than a "bridge", I would think. The aforementioned Cisco modules would allow a Catalyst switch to perform gateway …

A bridge isolates one collision domain from another. A switch is simply a bigger and faster bridge. Every port on a bridge or switch is its own collision domain. When discussing their basic …

Jun 25, 2020 · In virtual networking, how does a Virtual Switch differ from a linux kernel bridge? Ask Question Asked 5 years, 5 months ago Modified 5 years, 5 months ago

Mar 18, 2010 · A switch can be thought of as a more powerful bridge and a less powerful router. If a switch is configured to work only as a bridge, it is called a layer 2 switch.

A root bridge must be elected in the network. The switch with the lowest bridge ID (priority + mac address) will be elected the root bridge.

Here in this example both are same. However, per definitions - Designated bridge is the bridge closest to the root switch through which frames will be forwarded to the root. Root bridge is the …

The second command is telling another switch I want you to be my backup root bridge, the switch will then lower its priorty number to the next increment higher than the root bridges priority …

Feb 3, 2015 · Now that we are using network switches (as opposed to hubs, like we did 20+ years ago), the switch acts like a multiport bridge. Nowadays things like bridging firewalls are used - …

There is a better question to answer than your original bridge vs hub: Instead start with the difference between a bridge vs a repeater and then move onto a switch vs hub. A repeater …

I think Deben has already said the head lines. Here below is an example from real gears. Notice that an "int vlan" on a switch is equivalent to an "int bdi" on a router. That's it ! On ME3600 …