Zhone sia2410r User Guide

 

Net To Net Technologies SIA2410R User Manual 

 

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Bridging is useful primarily in providing connectivity for protocols other than 
IP although it can be used to join segments of an IP network. Because a 
bridging connection forwards packets at the hardware address level (link 
layer), it does not distinguish between protocol types, and it requires no 
protocol-specific network configuration. 
Bridging is commonly used to: 
 

Provide non-routed protocol connectivity with another site 

 

Link two sites so that their nodes appear to be on the same LAN 

 

Support protocols that depend on broadcasts to function 

 
The SIA2410R provides the following features: 
Routing-Only Mode 

This mode supports only those IP routing functions that are 
supported by the existing router. In general, when the IP is set in the 
interface, this mode is automatically set. 

 
Routing and Bridging Mode (Brouter) 

In this mode, only IP packets are routed, and all other packets (IPX, 
NetBEUI, etc.) are handled with bridging. This mode sets the bridge 
function to “enable” only if the routing function is set to “enable”. 

 
Bridging-Only Mode 

This mode configures the SIA2410R as a bridge.  When setting up 

this mode, the routing function defined as default must be turned to 
“disable”. If not, the IP packets will not be bridged. 

Note: To control the router remotely in this mode, the IP should be set in the 

LAN interface. Also, the remote control of the router via the Internet 
requires that a default gateway be set.