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2007 Apr 18
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[Bridge] Bridge port states
Hi all,
Can anyone explain me why we need all this per port state information. A
bridge port seems to be either in BR_STATE_LISTENING, BR_STATE_LEARNING
or BR_STATE_FORWARDING. I don't get it, thought the bridge is learning
from MAC addresses of the received packets, therefore while listening.
Why a bridge port distinquishes these states?
Thanx,
Patrick