Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:57:18 GMT From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/141350: [if_bridge] man page incorrectly says a bridge works like a hub Message-ID: <200912101757.nBAHvIdE040886@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200912101800.nBAI0FpA082176@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 141350 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [if_bridge] man page incorrectly says a bridge works like a hub >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Dec 10 18:00:14 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Bruce Cran >Release: 8.0 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD router.draftnet 8.0-STABLE FreeBSD 8.0-STABLE #1: Thu Dec 10 14:21:42 GMT 2009 brucec@router.draftnet:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ROUTER i386 >Description: if_bridge(4) says that a bridge works like a hub, but a hub is a device which blindly forwards every packet it receives to every connected port. A switch learns which MAC addresses are on which ports and only forwards packets on the appropriate ports. >How-To-Repeat: man if_bridge >Fix: Patch attached with submission follows: --- bridge.4.orig 2009-12-10 17:54:09.000000000 +0000 +++ bridge.4 2009-12-10 17:54:29.000000000 +0000 @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ A bridge can be used to provide several services, such as a simple 802.11-to-Ethernet bridge for wireless hosts, and traffic isolation. .Pp -A bridge works like a hub, forwarding traffic from one interface +A bridge works like a switch, forwarding traffic from one interface to another. Multicast and broadcast packets are always forwarded to all interfaces that are part of the bridge. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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