Hi there
HUB: plug some computers into this, and all traffic is shared. In
other words, if computer 1 talks to computer 3, computer 2 will also
hear what computer 1 said. Usually computer 2 just discards traffic
not meant for it, but it does tend to burden your network.
SWITCH: if computer 1 talks to computer 3, computer 2 hears nothing.
On high-traffic networks, this means downloads & uploads go a little
faster for everyone. On low-traffic networks (home networks) users
typically don't notice a difference.
ROUTER: plug some computers into this, and it'll use port forwarding,
IP masquerading, and NAT to allow your computers to share an IP address
and connect to the internet. Cheap routers use HUB technology, good
routers use SWITCH technology.
BRIDGE: It is sometimes useful to divide one physical network (such as an Ethernet segment) into two separate network segments without having to create IP subnets and use a router to connect the segments together. A device that connects two networks together in this fashion is called a ``bridge''. The bridge works by learning the MAC layer addresses (Ethernet addresses) of the devices on each of its network interfaces. It forwards traffic between two networks only when its source and destination are on different networks.
In many respects, a bridge is like an Ethernet switch with very few ports.
I would go for routed. If you needed bridged, you would have known...
Cheers
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<br />The Telkom router offers choice of RFC 1483 Bridged and RFC 1483 Routed.
What is the difference between them? Is routed the way to go and where can I find the setup details for routed? - default setting dont work - do I need to change client side too?
So many questions. documentation has so few answers. Sigh
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