Module Name: src
Committed By: mbalmer
Date: Sat Jan 9 09:44:29 UTC 2010
Modified Files:
src/share/man/man4: bridge.4
Log Message:
A bridge works like a switch, not like a hub.
>From FreeBSD.
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Index: src/share/man/man4/bridge.4
diff -u src/share/man/man4/bridge.4:1.8 src/share/man/man4/bridge.4:1.9
--- src/share/man/man4/bridge.4:1.8 Mon Dec 18 00:16:10 2006
+++ src/share/man/man4/bridge.4 Sat Jan 9 09:44:29 2010
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: bridge.4,v 1.8 2006/12/18 00:16:10 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: bridge.4,v 1.9 2010/01/09 09:44:29 mbalmer Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright 2001 Wasabi Systems, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd December 18, 2006
+.Dd January 9, 2010
.Dt BRIDGE 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
A bridge can be used to provide several services, such as a simple
802.11-to-Ethernet bridge for wireless hosts, and traffic isolation.
.Pp
-A bridge works like a hub, forwarding traffic from one interface
+A bridge works like a switch, forwarding traffic from one interface
to another.
Multicast and broadcast packets are always forwarded to all
interfaces that are part of the bridge.
