Network Bridge

A network bridge

Network bridge to achieve share

The host and client in addition to the use of software, can also use XP onboard network bridge connection

Double card machine host, the host desktop, right-click" network neighborhood" shortcut menu appears, click on the shortcut menu" attribute", the "network connections" window, press the "Ctrl" button on the left, the mouse in order two card icon selected two card. Hold down the "Ctrl " key, and then click the right mouse button pop-up shortcut menu, mouse the left key click the shortcut menu" bridging " option, the system prompt" Windows is bridge connected, please wait ..." Tips, later appearing" network bridge MAC bridge miniport" icon, said bridge has been successfully connected to.

The client machine card and host line connection, completion of the above steps, two machines can go online at the same time, no mutual interference

What is the bridge?

Bridges at the data link layer, the two LAN together, according to the MAC address to forward the frame, can be seen as a" low layer router ( router" work in the network layer, according to the network address such as an IP address forwarding ).

Remote bridge through a generally slower link ( such as a telephone line ) connecting two remote LAN, the local bridge, performance is more important, but on a remote bridge, in long distance running is more important.

Bridge and router are compared

The bridge does not understand its forwarding frame protocol information, which enables it to be at the same time in the same general processing IP, IPX protocol, it also provides no routing protocol network ( such as NetBEUI ) piecewise function.

Because the router processing network layer data, so they are more likely to interconnect the different data link layer, such as a token ring network and Ethernet network. The bridge is usually better than the router to control. Like IP protocols have complex routing protocol, the network management is easy to manage routing; IP protocol also provides more how the network segment information ( even if the address is also provides such information ). While the bridge is only MAC address and the physical topology for work. So the bridge general for small and relatively simple network.