What exactly is a bridge.

zaicheke · 10-23-2004, 12:24 PM

I have two network and I'm wondering if a bridge would work for this purpose.

Internet ---Router ---Bridge --- Hub
__________|___________________|
__________|___________________|
________Network A _________Network B

Could Network B get to the internet through the Bridge?

This underscores are so the spacing is correct

secesh · 10-23-2004, 02:53 PM

the hub can get to the internet through the router -- you shouldn't need a bridge.

most likely your hub should have a cross-over or uplink port -- you plug a cable from your router to this port, and you're golden...

zaicheke · 10-23-2004, 03:00 PM

They are different subnets.

zaicheke · 10-23-2004, 03:22 PM

The bridge works when Network A and Network B are set to the same subnet. It stops working when I change Network B to a different subnet. Is it possible to have Network A and Network B be different Subnets and still work?

zaicheke · 10-23-2004, 03:44 PM

Sorry for the double post. Can a moderater delete this.

btmiller · 10-23-2004, 04:48 PM

The bridges I'm familiar with are used to partition subnets. If you want to make network b a different subnet, you should connect it to a router and configure the router to route packets from that subnet to the Internet. More advanced bridges and switches may be able to do some routing too, but we don't know what exactly your setup is or what kind of bridge you have. Do you have a manual for it?

ugge · 10-23-2004, 05:00 PM

The work of connecting between different networks/subnetworks are that of the router.
A bridge is used to connect two or more segments of the same network. An ethernet switch is actually a multiport bridge.

In your case I would say that the problem is about configuring your router correctly.

zaicheke · 10-23-2004, 06:12 PM

I just figured all of that out the hard way. I'll just keep them on the same subnet for now.