Bridging Two Network Types
A Windows 8 computer can connect or bridge two different network types through software, letting the devices on both networks communicate with each other. This can eliminate the need to buy a hardware device to connect two disparate networks (although it only works when your Windows 8 computer is turned on). Figure 18.16 shows an example of what bridging can do. In the figure, one Windows 8 computer serves as a bridge between an Ethernet LAN and a phoneline LAN.
Figure 18.16. Bridging a phoneline and Ethernet network with Windows 8. Computers on either network can communicate as if they were directly connected.
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