ADC 400F Network Card User Manual


 
Configuring RFC 1483 Bridging/Routing Sessions
42 Megabit Modem 400F User Manual
4 Enter the LAN configuration parameters.
Select Enable to use Bridging mode which forwards Ethernet data based on
MAC addresses, as indicated by the service provider (see page 84).
Assign a port priority when you enable Bridging mode and Spanning Tree (on the
EasySession page). The port priority is a number you assign to each Bridging mode
session to determine which has higher priority when there are sessions active
simultaneously. Spanning Tree protocol does not allow loops which would
occur with simultaneous sessions on the same network. See the configuration on
page 84 for whether or not
Spanning Tree is enabled.
Select Enable to use Routing mode which forwards IP datagrams based on
IP addresses, as indicated by the service provider (see page 84).