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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