Re: NIC to NIC connection

On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 07:05:40PM +0200, Gaetano Mendola scratched on the wall:

> We have some switches that are able to do ip routing too... :-(

  So called "layer-three switches" are a whole different game.

  Essentualy, they are just routers where the "routing" interfaces and
  the physical interfaces are abstracted from each other with a layer-two
  switching engine.  The term "layer-three swtich" is really more of a
  marketing term, however, and is not a very accurate description of
  what the device is or how it works.

> I have to admint that I'm not a switch specialist but given the ability
> to do routing I was imagine the arpping trich...

  Yes, but such systems are generally routers first and switches second.

   -j

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