PROLiNK Hurricane 9200/S, User Manual

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Hurricane 9200/S ADSL Ethernet Router User’s Guide
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WAN-to-WAN bridging refers to the bridging of data between WAN
interfaces. This can occur only when bridging is enabled on the
device and it has two or more WAN interfaces. With WAN-to-WAN
bridging enabled, if a packet with an unknown destination address
is received from a WAN interface, that packet is forwarded to all the
other ports — including the other bridge-enabled WAN interface(s).
This ability may not, however, be desirable for all users, due to
security concerns and bandwidth constraints. If this is the case,
WAN-to-WAN bridging should be disabled.
Follow this procedure to enable or disable WAN-to-WAN bridging:
1. Click the Bridging tab.
2. In the interface table, select all WAN interfaces and any
others on which you want to perform bridging and click
.
3. Click the WAN-to-WAN bridging: Enable/Disable link.
4. On the System Mode Page, click the WAN-to-WAN Bridging:
Enabled (or Disabled) radio button, and then click
.
A page will display briefly to confirm your changes, and will
return you to the Bridge Configuration page.
5. If you want the changes to be permanent, follow the
instructions on page 45 to commit them.