Internetworking and Management Overview
Example Physical Network*
LAN
Bridge 1 | Bridge 2 | Bridge 3 |
ENET 1 |
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|
Bridge 4 | E | LAN |
| ||
| N |
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| E |
|
| T |
|
2Bridge 5
ENET 3
Using Spanning Tree Protocol
LAN
Bridge 1 | Bridge 2 | Bridge 3 |
ENET 1 |
|
|
Bridge 4 |
| LAN |
E |
|
|
N |
|
|
E |
|
|
T |
|
|
2 | Bridge 5 |
ENET 3
*This physical configuration is valid only when used with Spanning Tree to eliminate loops.