…might seem a bit inept but can someone point out the advantages of using a routing protocol like OSPF vs the bridge feature and using a few Nat rules to get traffic flowing between network segments.
read the manual and all but figured “pragmatic” input would help…
regards.
Routing means segmenting your Network in smaller
parts. To keep a big bridged network running, you’ve to do more
work on filtering. One device generating a broadcast storm may
crash your whole network.
Another issue is traffic flow. I like to have network rings, so I
I have a backup for each line. Using bridging you have to use
STP which just dont use redundant lines to avoid loops.
The Internet is a routed network because this scales.
Stefan
appreciate the response. Ive done my research… a bit complicated but it can be done! (easy…) I suppose Ill opt for OSPF instead of just bridging everything together…
Regards