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Re: Forwarding a TCP connection

From	Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.networking
Subject	Re: Forwarding a TCP connection
Date	2021-03-16 14:49 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<slrns51hc5.2ev.jj@iridium.wf32df> (permalink)
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>> Home routers are not actually "routing" the LAN. The LAN is connected to 
>> a switch in the "router" box. The router part of the "router" does not 
>> intervene in that traffic.
>
> And meanwhile, boxes called "managed switches" seem to be, amongst
> other things, routers.  

No they are not. A router, in Internet parlance, transfers IP packets 
from one IP subnetwork to another.

A switch switches ethernet frames between its ethernet ports.

> Then if you pay a lot more, they are called
> "routers" again. The terminology is terribly confused.

No it not. Sorry, but there is just a lot of aconfusion among people who 
don't understand.

Thread

Forwarding a TCP connection John Smith <12345@whatismyemailaddress.xyz> - 2021-03-14 20:07 +0000
  Re: Forwarding a TCP connection "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-03-14 22:41 +0100
    Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-03-14 22:02 +0000
      Re: Forwarding a TCP connection "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-03-14 23:26 +0100
        Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-03-14 22:46 +0000
      Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2021-03-15 09:42 +0100
  Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2021-03-14 22:03 +0000
  Re: Forwarding a TCP connection "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2021-03-14 17:40 -0400
    Re: Forwarding a TCP connection John Smith <12345@whatismyemailaddress.xyz> - 2021-03-14 23:23 +0000
    Re: Forwarding a TCP connection dyrmak <dyrmak@quelite.terre.invalid> - 2021-03-15 17:49 +0000
      Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2021-03-15 20:14 +0200
      Re: Forwarding a TCP connection "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-03-15 23:28 +0100
        Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2021-03-15 23:15 +0000
          Re: Forwarding a TCP connection dyrmak <dyrmak@orange.fr.invalid> - 2021-03-16 07:59 +0000
          Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2021-03-16 11:16 +0200
            Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2021-03-16 14:53 +0000
          Re: Forwarding a TCP connection "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-03-16 03:21 +0100
          Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2021-03-16 14:49 +0000
            Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Johann Beretta <beretta@nun-ya-bizness.com> - 2021-05-28 13:19 -0700
              Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-05-28 16:20 -0600
        Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Johann Beretta <beretta@nun-ya-bizness.com> - 2021-05-28 13:15 -0700
          Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-05-28 16:23 -0600
            Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2021-05-29 18:42 +0200
              Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-05-29 19:29 -0600
                Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2021-05-30 12:08 +0200
                Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-05-31 22:43 -0600
                Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2021-06-01 08:51 +0200
    Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Johann Beretta <beretta@nun-ya-bizness.com> - 2021-03-24 19:30 -0700
      Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2021-03-25 16:35 +0200
        Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2021-03-25 20:03 +0100
          Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2021-03-25 21:34 +0200
            Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2021-03-25 21:54 +0100
            Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Johann Beretta <beretta@nun-ya-bizness.com> - 2021-03-29 13:45 -0700
        Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Johann Beretta <beretta@nun-ya-bizness.com> - 2021-03-29 13:43 -0700
          Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2021-03-30 20:26 +0300
            Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Johann Beretta <beretta@nun-ya-bizness.com> - 2021-03-30 22:49 -0700
              Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-03-31 16:29 +0000
  Re: Forwarding a TCP connection John Smith <12345@whatismyemailaddress.xyz> - 2021-03-14 23:13 +0000
    Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2021-03-15 06:59 +0000
    Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2021-03-15 09:48 +0100
      Re: Forwarding a TCP connection John Smith <12345@whatismyemailaddress.xyz> - 2021-03-15 13:44 +0000
        Re: Forwarding a TCP connection Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2021-03-15 20:49 +0100
          Re: Forwarding a TCP connection John Smith <12345@whatismyemailaddress.xyz> - 2021-03-15 21:10 +0000

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