Bridged LAN

Yes - although repeaters are a few bit times, but most bridges store and forward complete packets.

they dont.

Then, will the maximum

i think you are missing something basic - bridges connect ethernets together, repeater connect cable segments within a single ethernet.

since bridges store and forward packets, a good bridge (i.e. with a low internal processing delay), used to connect low traffic LANs, will have a delay that increases with the length of packet being forwarded

there isnt one - see above. Some bridge functions such as spanning tree impose limits, but they are in terms of the number of bridges across a path - if you need the source then try the

FWIW i have bridged a set of "LAN"s across a WAN a long time ago between US and UK

Hi Stephen

I am concluding from your reply that a bridge connects two different Ethernets together, and therefore it creates different Collision Domains on its either end. It certainly introduces delay due to store&forward but this does not limit its length.

This answers my query.

Thankx, ~ Jagmeet ~