Mixed Lan Bridging; Ethernet Lan - 3Com PathBuilder S200 Series Owner's Manual

Bridging Features and Capabilities

Mixed LAN Bridging

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PathBuilder S24x, 26x, and 27x switches support a mixture of Token Ring and
Ethernet interfaces configured in the same node. This means the PathBuilder S24x,
26x, and 27x switch is able to perform remote Transparent bridging for Ethernet
LANs from the same PathBuilder S24x, 26x, and 27x switch as shown in Figure 6. If
you happen to configure two Ethernet LAN interfaces in the same node, instead of a
mix of one Ethernet and one Token Ring, you can perform local Transparent
bridging between the two Ethernet LANs.
Ethernet 1
Port 13
PB S200
Port 19
Ethernet 2
Figure 6. Example of Mixed LAN Bridging in PathBuilder S24x, 26x, and
27x Switch
Note
Mixed LAN operation does not support translational bridging, meaning you
cannot pass LAN traffic from an Ethernet LAN to a Token Ring LAN without
using some sort of conversion software.
Refer to the "Mixed LAN Operation" section on page 114 for more details.
WAN
PB S200
Ethernet 1
Ethernet 2
Bridging