Re: Looking for switch recommendations ...

From: Garrett Wollman (wollman_at_khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu)
Date: 03/26/04

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    Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 13:37:29 -0500 (EST)
To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>

    <<On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:29:56 -0400 (AST), "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> said:

    > What is the difference between Layer2 and Layer3, and what does that
    > affect?

    "Layer 2 switch" is a fancy name for a bridge.
    "Layer 3 switch" is a fancy name for a router.

    -GAWollman

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