Network Bridging Guideline
Purpose
The Carnegie Mellon Computing Policy establishes a general policy for the use of computing, telephone and information resources. The purpose of this guideline is to establish acceptable practices that support the policy as it applies to Network Bridging.
This guideline was established to ensure that the Carnegie Mellon community has a clear understanding of proper procedure and usage. With many laptops now capable of connecting to both the wired and wireless Ethernet networks, users need to be aware of the problems that result when misconfigured.
Computing Services reserves the right to modify this guideline as necessary. Any changes to this guideline will be posted to official.computing-news and will be reflected on this web page.
Applies to
This document applies to users of Windows and Mac based laptops with multiple Ethernet cards.
Guideline Statement
If your machine is identified as a bridge, the Network Group will promptly disable the wired outlet to prevent additional problems. Any other machines connected to the campus network through that outlet also lose connectivity.
User Responsibilities and Procedures
When configuring network connections, do not setup a bridge or connection sharing. See the
Network Bridging document for guidance in preventing this misconfiguration.
Revision History
Last Updated: January 8, 2008
Established: June 6, 2003
