Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 19:28:32 +0200 From: Alex Dupre <sysadmin@alexdupre.com> To: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net>, doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Advanced Networking Question Message-ID: <3CD6BD40.7040001@alexdupre.com> References: <20020506124528.GA7841@submonkey.net>
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Ceri Davies wrote: > <para>Either way, routing tables are set up so that each subnet knows > that this machine is the defined gateway (inbound route) to the other > subnet. This configuration, with the machine acting as a Bridge <===== > between the two subnets, is often used when we need to implement > packet filtering or firewall security in either or both > directions.</para> > > Now I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that routing was a layer > 3 function, and bridging was layer two, so isn't the statement that the machine > is acting as a bridge incorrect (since it also states that the machine is doing > routing) ? Yes, you are right. A bridge doesn't do routing between two different subnets. That's a router task. IMHO in that phrase the word "Bridge" should be replaced by "Router". Alex Dupre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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