{"id":4633,"date":"2023-06-14T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routerctrl.com\/?p=4633"},"modified":"2023-06-14T22:44:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T22:44:51","slug":"bridging-connections-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routerctrl.com\/bridging-connections-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Bridging Connections Increase Speed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

When we need a better connection with increased internet speed, we look for various solutions. There are tons of things we can try. The first thing we usually do is look for a better subscription plan with our ISP (Internet Service Provider).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

However, we also try moving our router, switching to a wired connection<\/a>, clearing the cache data, resetting the router<\/a>, installing an extender<\/a>, and other boosts that don\u2019t increase speed. Another thing to consider is a connection bridge. So, does bridging connections increase speed?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

To figure it out, we need to discuss what a network bridge is, what are the advantages of bridging connections, and how to bridge a connection.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What Is a Network Bridge?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Think about it this way. There are two cities and a river is flowing between them. Both cities have a certain population, and there are houses and buildings on each side of the river. However, there\u2019s no way to cross the river.<\/p>\r\n

\"Network<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Now, the people decide to build a bridge or a few of them, and two cities become one. This is pretty much how a network bridge works. In technical terms, a network bridge is a device that forms one network from several different networks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For example, if we have two different routers<\/a> or gateways in two different parts of our home, we can bridge them and make a single network from two existing networks. This is how it works, and there are many benefits to bridging a connection.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bridging Connections Advantages<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The benefits of bridging a connection include reduced bandwidth loss, a possibility to create a subdivision of networks, a possibility to extend your existing network, increases the reliability of the network, and it provides a possibility to create a bus network.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bandwidth Regulation<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bridging connections can reduce bandwidth loss, which might be considered as an increase in internet speed<\/a>. However, bandwidth doesn\u2019t necessarily translate to internet speed, it\u2019s rather a transmission capacity of a network. So, when we bridge a network, we use most of the bandwidth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Network Subdivision<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

By bridging connections, we form two network segments<\/a>, and anything that we send from one segment to another goes through the network bridge. Also, when we activate the bridge mode of a router, we only use it as a bridge, not as a router.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Network Extension<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bridging means extending because we\u2019re connecting two different networks. When you connect two different networks into one, you can assign tasks from one part of the network to the other effortlessly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Increased Reliability<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When we bridge a connection and divide our LAN into two segments, it\u2019s easy to maintain the network because it\u2019s essentially the same network. Because of the same reason, traffic gets reduced on both segments of the network.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bus Network Possibility<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Using a bus network, we connect all the devices to a bus, a link that is directly connected to the bridge. With this formation, we can simultaneously send a piece of data to all the devices connected to the bridged network.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bridging Connections to Increase Speed<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As we already said, bridging two connections regulates bandwidth loss. However, it doesn\u2019t increase speed in each connection. It\u2019s like this when you want to get a better image quality on your TV, you don\u2019t install another TV next to it and turn it on.<\/p>\r\n

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