Chapter 6 Bridging Setup; Bridging In General; Bridge Ethernet Setup; Remote Node Bridging Setup - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 650H-17 User Manual

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This chapter shows you how to configure the bridging parameters of your Prestige.

6.1

Bridging bases the forwarding decision on the MAC (Media Access Control), or hardware address, while

routing does it on the network layer (IP) address. Bridging allows the Prestige to transport packets of

network layer protocols that it does not route, for example, SNA, from one network to another. The caveat

is that, compared to routing, bridging generates more traffic for the same network layer protocol, and it also

demands more CPU cycles and memory.

For efficiency reasons, do not turn on bridging unless you need to support protocols other than IP on your

network. For IP, enable the routing if you need it; do not bridge what the Prestige can route.

6.2

Basically, all non-local packets are bridged to the WAN. Your Prestige does not support IPX.

Follow the procedure in another section to configure the protocol-independent parameters in Menu 11.1 –

Remote Node Profile. For bridging-related parameters, you need to configure Menu 11.3 – Remote Node

Network Layer Options.

To setup Menu 11.3 – Remote Node Network Layer Options shown in the next figure, follow these steps:

Step 1.

In menu 11.1, make sure the Bridge field is set to Yes.

Step 2.

Move the cursor to the Edit IP/Bridge field, then press [SPACE BAR] to set the value to Yes

and press [ENTER] to edit Menu 11.3 – Remote Node Network Layer Options.

Bridging Setup

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Bridging Setup

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