brouter trouble

A brouter is a router with integrated bridging functions. 

[;-)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Francis Dupont" <Francis(_dot_)Dupont(_at_)enst-bretagne(_dot_)fr>
To: "TOMSON ERIC" <Eric(_dot_)Tomson(_at_)siemens(_dot_)atea(_dot_)be>
Cc: "'Christian Huitema'" <huitema(_at_)windows(_dot_)microsoft(_dot_)com>; 
<ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: router types 


> In your previous mail you wrote:
>
>    I *guess* you're joking, but...
>
> => no, Christian is right and the term was very successful in France.
>     
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: Christian Huitema 
> [mailto:huitema(_at_)windows(_dot_)microsoft(_dot_)com]
>    
>    Actually, the name is "brouteur", from the French verb "brouter",
>    to browse - the herbivore action of eating grass, not the web
>    variation. A "broute[u]r" is a device that is peacefully munching at
>    your data, like a cow in a pasture.
>    
> Regards
>
> Francis(_dot_)Dupont(_at_)enst-bretagne(_dot_)fr
>
> PS: (:-)