Re: wireless lans with multiple accesspoints

>>>>> "Christoph" == Christoph Kukulies <[email protected]> writes:

> I chose the wrong term. Routing not in the sense of what we
> understand as a router. I just meant 'passing through' the
> packets. It's a bridge, of course (kind of).

Kind of?  In what way is it not a bridge?

> In this vein the term 'collision domain' came up. In how far does a
> 100 Mb network consisting of several (3COM 3000) switches which are
> cascaded (using TP cables, not a matrix cable) still form a
> collision domain? Does it really?

No, it does not.  A switch is really just a quick bridge with many
ports and hence splits a broadcast domin into several (one per port)
collision domains.

Of course, switches with built-in routers and X.25 switches are
completely different beasts :-)

/Olof
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