Marketing! A switch is simply a multiport bridge. Bridges originally had very few ports, as few as two. When hardware became faster and manufacturers started adding more ports to their bridges they started calling them switches to differentiate them from their slower brethren with fewer ports.
John >>> "rtiwari" 5/21/02 12:57:01 PM >>> Could somebody will please describe me the difference in between bridge and switch. Thanks Ravi Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=44651&t=44649 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
