Questions tagged [bridging]
For questions about network bridging or bridge network devices, where it is a computer networking device that creates a single aggregate network from multiple communication networks or network segments. This function is called network bridging.
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Cisco C899G LTE ISR as transparent IP router/bridge
I have a Cisco ISR router C899G with LTE Cellular interface. I'd like to bridge the LTE into one of the eth ports in order to tap the wan link into my firewall device. When I try the BVI method as ...
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Bridging two networks
Good days everyday. I am a newbie networking. I just have a question.
The diagram above simplify my network setting. They are all in same location. Is there a way to connect from 192.168.0.XXX to 192....
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Switch with VLAN: How to map between VLANs networks
Assume the following network layout
+--------+
----------------------------------------| Switch |-----------------
| ------------------------+-----...
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Router interface on same subnet
Could someone please explain why a router can't have 2 interfaces on same subnet?
Do routers use network addresses to forward traffic?
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How Access points differentiate stations?
I'm doing a ping from a station to another connected on the same access point. Given the fact that they are both on Wi-fi interface, how can access point know where to forward a packet?
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Alternatives to 802.11* wireless bridge?
Every now and then the question arises for me to link two Ethernet segments over some kind of outdoor wireless connection.
It is usually over comparatively short distances (at some places maybe some ...
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why use a bridge on two networks without default gateway
I am in the process of understanding a bit deeper the functionality of bridges however i am a bit confused on the matter.
I still dont understand why would you pick a bridge over a router when you ...
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Multiple Bridges in a single device acting as media adapters
First, the back story. We're doing an addition on a building that is about to disrupt an existing old OM1 fiber run. We are using three pairs from this run: 1 going into the building under renovation, ...
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How to connect two routers to the same network via an F-connector? [closed]
To clarify the situation, my ISP gave me a Cisco EPC3928S router which has F-connector input like shown in the picture below.
On the second floor they set an additional coax cable for the television. ...
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Connecting GNS3 Topology to the Internet
I'm trying to connect my small topology to the internet through the Cloud device, but I'm not able to connect to even my own desktop's IP from the virtual router I have.
I have Windows Defender rules ...
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Bridges, hubs, switches and repeaters in subnetting
I'm learning to subnet and I'm constantly doing exercises on paper about this topic. I'm trying to breakdown a network into smaller subnets, given the number of hosts for each one. For now, I only ...
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Bridged Mode Networking vs. Network Bridge
I have just learned about bridged mode networking in VMWare and I wonder how is it different from the "bridge" used in physical world networking? According to what I've found myself so far, I guess ...
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VirtualBox "Bridged" network analog in GNS3?
There is "Bridged adapter" network solution in VirtualBox when your virtual machine gets IP-address from your real physical router (like 192.168.1.62). Is there a similar thing in GNS3 (on Linux ...
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How does Kismet find WIRED devices when scanning Wi-Fi? [closed]
In an effort to better secure my Wi-Fi network by finding its weaknesses and mitigating them, I have employed the use of Kismet, a well known Wi-Fi security scanning tool. When I use Kismet to scan ...
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What's the difference between dot1dTpFdbPort and dot1qTpFdbPort, and what are the octets before the last 6 (
So ... I kinda struggle to understand the difference between
dot1dTpFdbPort
Either the value '0', or the port number of the port on
which a frame having a source address equal to the value
of the ...
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