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Adding Internet Connections to Bridges
Chapter 7: Using Bridges 277
Table 49: Bridged Connection Fields
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Bridge Mode Select this option to configure a Bridged PPPoA connection.
The Bridge To field appears.
This field is relevant for Bridged PPPoA connections only.
Bridge To Select the bridge to which you want to add the PPPoA
connection.
This field is relevant for Bridged PPPoA connections only.
Assign to Bridge Select the bridge to which the connection should be assigned.
This field is relevant for regular bridged connections only.
Spanning Tree Protocol - Port
Cost
Type the port's cost.
STP uses the available port with the lowest cost to forward
frames to the root port. All other ports are blocked.
It is recommended to set a lower value for faster links.
This field only appears if the selected bridge uses STP. It is
relevant for regular bridged connections only.