X-Git-Url: https://www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?a=blobdiff_plain;f=examples%2Fbridging.mdwn;h=c7c0d8f22cec026e34037f49c61d1b92ee2c39aa;hb=a0d5a5fcf21b2abfcc6f4305ec21b22f62ee9ade;hp=8d4342761f9942781835206d07dde2dc08452660;hpb=bf3343ca2d0c70750e5e3e04cccc229457a49eb5;p=wiki diff --git a/examples/bridging.mdwn b/examples/bridging.mdwn index 8d43427..c7c0d8f 100644 --- a/examples/bridging.mdwn +++ b/examples/bridging.mdwn @@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ In switch and hub mode, broadcast packets are broadcast to other daemons and in order to route packets. With these mode tinc can be used to act as a bridge between two or more Ethernet segments. +Bridging allows all nodes in the VPN to share the same subnet. However, if +this is the only reason for bridging, and you do not need to tunnel broadcast +or non-IP packets, you can alternatively use [[proxy ARP|examples/proxy-arp]] +instead of bridging. + ### Overview The network setup is as follows: