Simmi Singla wrote: > > Hi all, > Can I make the router as hub too ,suppose my requirement is > like that what ever data comes on one port should come on > other,Can we configure span on router as we do on switch.
No, you can't turn your router into a hub, although there are some multi-port modules you can add to a router that are hub modules. Those ports aren't routed. They are in a hub that is built-into a router. I suppose if you shut down all the other interfaces (the "real" routed interfaces) you would have turned your router into a hub. :-) Doing SPAN on a router wouldn't turn it into a hub. A hub doesn't understand frames, packets, data. It just forwards bits. A hub is a multi-port repeater. SPAN is smarter than that. It understands frames. It's also a switch technology. I don't think you can use it on a router, unless Cisco has added that recently. SPAN exists because switches replaced hubs, making it hard for protocol analysts to see what was happening. Priscilla > Regards > 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. > > > > > > > > Help! > > > > Mike L. > > > > > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=60650&t=60546 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
