Network Bridge

miniman

I have read that in XP a network bridge can save you money on having to buy a real bridge to connect dissimilar topologies. I am right in saying a bridge is a piece of hardware (similar to a router) that used to be used for this purpose

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miniman

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An example of configuring Windows XP as a bridge is combining a wireless networkcard with an ethernet card. Note that a Windows XP bridge is very uncommon in a corporate network, but can be useful in small networks (SOHOs). Bridges as a hardware device are becoming less common.

For more info check out:
www.techexams.net/technotes/networkplus/networkcomponents.shtml