On 11/13/2015 09:15 AM, Sergio Belkin wrote:
But.... AFAIK, routers divide broadcast domains, and switches (and
therefore bridges) divide collision domains.
Oh good, Cisco terminology. :)
I'll be more specific than I was earlier, then.
It's possible to unify two collision domains into a single broadcast
domain with a router, but it's also possible to use a bridge to link
collision domains to create a larger broadcast domain. Don't get hung
up on that.
The comparison of a Linux bridge to a switch is apt. You could,
conceptually, connect two PCs to each other using a Linux bridge. You
wouldn't, however, connect two ports on one switch (here, the Linux
bridge) to two ports on another switch. Doing that creates a loop in
your network.
Linux Ethernet bridges have several uses, so it's not clear what you're
really trying to do. That is, you've said that you're trying to create
a virtualized Linux bridge, but a bridge is a tool, not a goal in
itself. What do you expect the bridge to do when you've set it up?
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