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authorbrueffer <brueffer@FreeBSD.org>2010-01-09 09:30:09 +0000
committerbrueffer <brueffer@FreeBSD.org>2010-01-09 09:30:09 +0000
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bridge(4) acts like a switch, not like a hub.
PR: 141350 Submitted by: brucec Reviewed by: thompsa MFC after: 1 week
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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd June 8, 2009
+.Dd January 9, 2010
.Dt IF_BRIDGE 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ by-default.
A bridge can be used to provide several services, such as a simple
802.11-to-Ethernet bridge for wireless hosts, and traffic isolation.
.Pp
-A bridge works like a hub, forwarding traffic from one interface
+A bridge works like a switch, forwarding traffic from one interface
to another.
Multicast and broadcast packets are always forwarded to all
interfaces that are part of the bridge.
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