mlehr wrote: > > I have studied for and successfully tested CCNA & CCNP and now > I am studying > for the CCIE written exam. At this point in my studies, I am > reading up on > the subject of Bridging. I fully understand the concept of > bridging when it > comes to switches, but I am perplexed as to why a router would > need to > perform a bridging function. Obviously bridging capabilities > are built into > the routers IOS but what need would prompted anyone to use this > feature. In > the other studies Bridging was not a covered subject so this is > new > territory for me. >
Just to give you a specific example that builds on Priscilla's reply: This past summer I had a client who had hired me to do the WAN stuff for an international network and another contractor to install some telephone switches. The switches were to be managed via an out-of-band IP network. The folks back at the factory had configured every one of the switch management IPs to be in the same subnet. Problem was, no one could figure out how to change the IPs in the field and extensive documentation and training material had already been produced. So I saved the day by eliminating the static routes and setting up a bridge group (don't ask how the change in router configs affected the documentation -- I didn't ask and no one fessed up). So it's sometimes an unintentional patch. What's more, even if they had done this on purpose, I don't think Cisco sells bridges anymore. So a router with a bridge group still would have been required. > > > Help! > > Mike L. > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=60559&t=60546 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
