[nzlug] Bridging network cards and speeds

[Nick 'Zaf' Clifford]

Warren Boyd wrote:
> On 11/9/07 08:09, "Nick 'Zaf' Clifford" <zaf at nrc.co.nz> wrote:
>   
> I really worded it all wrong ... This is my play LAN (and home network) ...
> the reason why, is basically to giggles and laughs - it's all just learning
> about what can be done (bridging, transparent firewalls) - and the impacts
> of it all.  
>   
Ahh, in that case, have fun :)

Go ahead and bridge it, should be fine, and don't forget to report back
on any problems and solutions found :)

As I said earlier, the bridge will store-and-forward, so in theory there
shouldn't be any technical problems, except when it comes to high loads.

I'd be interested to see what happens if you load the network up with
various transfers, effectively flooding the gigabit. Does the 100mbit
cope? How much packet loss do you get? Does the linux kernel warn its
dropping packets?

> Not sure that I would have done this in a "real world" situation ...
>
> Thanks to both Nick and Martin for their advice and help though - I'm going
> to return back to lurking.
>   
Ok, sorry that I may have come off a bit gruff, but please feel free to
contribute, and not hide in the corner :)

Nick