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When the bridge receives a packet, the bridge records the source MAC address and the port on
which it was received in a table. It also looks up the destination MAC address in the table. If the
bridge knows on which port the destination MAC address is located, it sends the packet to that port.
If the destination MAC address is not in the table, the bridge broadcasts the packet on every port
(except the one on which it was received).
In the example above, computer A sends a packet to computer B. Bridge X records the source
address 0A:0A:0A:0A:0A:0A and port 2 in the table. It also looks up 0B:0B:0B:0B:0B:0B in the
table. There is no entry yet, so the bridge broadcasts the packet on ports 1, 3, and 4.
Table 101 Example: Bridge Table After Computer A Sends a Packet to Computer B
MAC ADDRESS
0A:0A:0A:0A:0A:0A
If computer B responds to computer A, bridge X records the source address 0B:0B:0B:0B:0B:0B
and port 4 in the table. It also looks up 0A:0A:0A:0A:0A:0A in the table and sends the packet to
port 2 accordingly.
Table 102 Example: Bridge Table After Computer B Responds to Computer A
MAC ADDRESS
0A:0A:0A:0A:0A:0A
0B:0B:0B:0B:0B:0B
Bridge Interface Overview
A bridge interface creates a software bridge between the members of the bridge interface. It also
becomes the ZyWALL/USG's interface for the resulting network.
Unlike the device-wide bridge mode in ZyNOS-based ZyWALL/USGs, this ZyWALL/USG can bridge
traffic between some interfaces while it routes traffic for other interfaces. The bridge interfaces also
support more functions, like interface bandwidth parameters, DHCP settings, and connectivity
check. To use the whole ZyWALL/USG as a transparent bridge, add all of the ZyWALL/USG's
interfaces to a bridge interface.
A bridge interface may consist of the following members:
• Zero or one VLAN interfaces (and any associated virtual VLAN interfaces)
• Any number of Ethernet interfaces (and any associated virtual Ethernet interfaces)
When you create a bridge interface, the ZyWALL/USG removes the members' entries from the
routing table and adds the bridge interface's entries to the routing table. For example, this table
shows the routing table before and after you create bridge interface br0 (250.250.250.0/23)
between lan1 and vlan1.
Table 103 Example: Routing Table Before and After Bridge Interface br0 Is Created
IP ADDRESS(ES)
210.210.210.0/24
210.211.1.0/24
221.221.221.0/24
222.222.222.0/24
230.230.230.192/26
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PORT
2
PORT
2
4
DESTINATION
lan1
lan1:1
vlan0
vlan1
wan2
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IP ADDRESS(ES)
221.221.221.0/24
230.230.230.192/26
241.241.241.241/32
242.242.242.242/32
250.250.250.0/23
DESTINATION
vlan0
wan2
dmz
dmz
br0