PFsense -14 network ports ! and freenas -please note - 2 separate machines
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To make matter worse OpenWRT defaults to a Bridge type interface and you have to go -out of your way- to make a routed interface. I think the differences between all the router OS's make for confusion. I was there no long ago!!
I remember when i came over from Monowall it blew my mind that I was being forced to make a WAN interface at bare minimum, whereas MonoWALL required at least a LAN interface. Small differences can be tough when your used to another way.
I have used the clumped together mess of bridging for "convience" mostly due to all the bad wireless tutorials out there.
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@Phishfry:
To make matter worse OpenWRT defaults to a Bridge type interface and you have to go -out of your way- to make a routed interface. I think the differences between all the router OS's make for confusion. I was there no long ago!!
Devices that run *WRT usually have a integrated switch chip in them to provide N number of LAN ports. Those are a complete different device from a PC with multiple NIC ports.
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"I would think this is more practical for a small home network."
This was actually about having one LAN instead of seperate networks.
Bridging nics is not a switch! PERIOD!!!
Why not? What is it not capable of, and how much of a performance penalty are we talking?
More and more high-end switches seem to be some sort of soft-switch with a intel rangely chip and running linux. -
Why not? What is it not capable of, and how much of a performance penalty are we talking?
More and more high-end switches seem to be some sort of soft-switch with a intel rangely chip and running linux.They also include actual switching chips that take care of churning traffic at wire speed though switched ports.
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Earlier or later you will be coming in trouble or pain with bridged together ports.
Qualitative and good switches are often not so expensive anymore;- Cisco SG300 series
- Cisco SG200 series
- TL-SG2216
- Zyxel GS1910XT
- DGS1510-24
or for smaller networks
- Netgear GS105E
- Netgear GS108E
- Netgear GS108Tv2
All of them are better then bridging ports together, in my eyes!
- more speed
- more stability
- more ports
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any dumb switch for <$20 would be better than bridging ports if you ask me ;)
