Transparent Bridging And Ip Addresses - Alcatel Speed Touch Pro User Manual

11 Configuring IP
11.2.1

Transparent Bridging and IP Addresses

In this subsection
IP vs. Bridging
Typical Bridging Setup
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This subsection covers the following topics:
IP vs. Bridging
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Typical Bridging Setup
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Using TCP/IP and Bridging
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Local IP Communication
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Bridging and DHCP Service.
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Basically, Bridging does not require any IP address at all: neither
in your PC(s), nor in your
However, in case of Internet access or private IP networking, your
PC(s) must be configured for TCP/IP .
In most cases, your ISP , or corporate LAN administrator will require
you to use DHCP for your PC/workstation. In this case the DHCP
server is at the remote side of the ADSL connection. Therefore,
also your 's DHCP server must be disabled.
As you can see in the following figure, this typical configuration
setup, illustrates the transparency of the Bridging packet service:
Internet
Access Point
DHCP Server
Figure 63 Bridging transparency example: remote DHCP
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IP Address
ATM ATM
Network Network
STPro
3EC 17059 AAAA TCZZA Ed. 02
DHCP Client
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