Bridge Networks (Tutorial Video)

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Network Bridge makes it inexpensive and easy to connect LAN segments.

A LAN segment is a section of network media that connects computers.

Frequently, a network has more than one LAN segment. Prior to Windows XP; Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, if you wanted to have a network with more than one LAN segment, then you had two options: IP routing and hardware bridging.

IP routing required you to buy hardware routers or configure computers to act like routers, configure IP addressing for each computer on each network segment, and configure each network segment as a separate subnet.

Hardware bridging did not require difficult configurations, but it did require you to purchase hardware bridges.

Additionally, if you were using different types of network media, you needed to create a separate subnet for each type of media.

In contrast, the Network Bridge feature that is available with Windows XP; Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition allows you to connect LAN segments simply by clicking the Bridge Connections menu command.

No configuration is required, and you do not need to purchase additional hardware, such as routers or bridges.

Network Bridge automates the configuration that is required to route traffic between multi-segment networks that consist of a single type of media or mixed media.


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