3com 3C840 Guía Del Usuario
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Figure A–1 Simple Remote Bridging
The OfficeConnect Remote 840 uses RFC 1483 or PPP encapsulation to
connect with other OfficeConnect Remote 840 or third party devices.
connect with other OfficeConnect Remote 840 or third party devices.
Building a Larger
Network
Large networks of interconnected LANs can be established by using
multiple bridges as illustrated in Figure A-2.
multiple bridges as illustrated in Figure A-2.
The bridges build up their address tables. In Figure A-2, Bridge 1
examines packets from its WAN ports. If the destination unit is not
registered as being accessed via the bridge's LAN interface, the frame will
examines packets from its WAN ports. If the destination unit is not
registered as being accessed via the bridge's LAN interface, the frame will
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