be implemented to ensure packets don't run around in circles accidentally (STP is enabled by default in
StarOS). Bridges are also not as scalable as routers. If you anticipate extensive growth, you might be
better served starting off using routing.
Another problem with wireless bridges is that while APs are true bridges, clients are psuedo-bridges
and use proxy arp to simulate a bridge. A large network behind a client can cause all manner of odd
problem, generally systems that can't find other systems until the remote system sends a packet in. A
work-around is available that will overcome this and will be discussed in depth in the Interfaces section
as VDS.
In subsequent chapters, I will also discuss software in terms of its utility on either a routed or bridged
network. For example, dhcp relays are required in routers, but not in bridges. So an understanding of
network topology becomes necessary as a wireless network expands.
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