{"id":2154,"date":"2011-05-12T12:25:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T12:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/web-hosting\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:04:35","slug":"bridging-vs-routing-major-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/bridging-vs-routing-major-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging vs Routing &#8211; Major Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>When connecting systems through a VPN, two common processes are used: <strong>Bridging and Routing<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There are some advantages of Bridging and routing. Those are discussed as follows:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Benefits Bridging :<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Bridging trust on LAN broadcasts. Such as Windows NetBIOS file sharing and network neighborhood browsing for work.<\/li>\r\n<li>No route declaration required to config.<\/li>\r\n<li>Works with any protocol that can work over Ethernet, with IPv4, IPv6, Netware IPX, AppleTalk, etc.<\/li>\r\n<li>It is simple to configure, making it useful for remote users<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Disadvantages of Bridging:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Less efficient compared to routing.<\/li>\r\n<li>Does not scale well for larger networks.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Benefits of Routing:<br \/><\/strong><br \/>a. <strong data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"2024\">More efficient and scalable<\/strong> for growing networks.<br \/>b. Allows <strong data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2082\">better tuning of MTU<\/strong> for improved performance.<\/p>\r\n<p>The choice between Bridging vs Routing depends on your network size, performance needs, and scalability requirements. 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