Re: RFC: ported NetBSD if_bridge

From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-current-local_at_be-well.ilk.org>
Date: 17 Apr 2004 09:26:34 -0400
Julian Elischer <julian_at_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.
Received on Sat Apr 17 2004 - 04:26:36 UTC

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