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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Glen (talk | contribs) at 15:11, 7 December 2006 (Reverted edits by 65.175.136.111 (talk) to last version by Blaisorblade). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

what are the functions performed by a network bridge

USB bridges: do they exist?

I'm removing the USB-to-USB bridge, because it claims to connect two computers together. The USB standard is a master/slave setup - the computer is the master. I don't want to think about that for computer-to-computer interconnection until I know it exists. Alvestrand 09:26, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are computer-to-computer interconnections via special cables (they must have some logic in them) - I know this only because Linux kernel allow to compile drivers for some of these cables. Blaisorblade 14:20, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A bridge is not a switch

A bridge is not a switch. Maybe Microsoft said so somewhere, but they are notorious for making up new meanings for well-defined pre-existing terms.

Bridges connect two dissimilar network segments, like 10-base T ethernet (RJ45), to thin ethernet (BNC). Or perhaps, 10-base T ethernet to 10-base T IPX. 68.159.130.97 02:14, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually a bridge is not necessarily a switch, but a switch is often a bridge.... read up on the IEEE 802.1 definition of a "bridge", and compare to marketing literature on "network switches". --Alvestrand 16:17, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Duplicate Article

A slightly more complete article on bridging is available here, in Wikipedia under the category: Bridging_(networking)

Is it worth merging?

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