Remember that Network Bridge and Internet Connection Sharing have been designed only for home and small office networks, and for scenarios, where a wireless connection can't be established, or a cable run to the main router or switch is not possible.
In theory, a bridge connection is more efficient, because the host is only a pass-through, and all the routing process will occur in the local router and not on the host computer. If you need a router-like feature, and you want to keep the network segments separated while taking advantage of the security benefits of Network Address Translation, then you'll be better suited using Internet Connection Sharing. If your local network already includes a router connected to the internet and you want a seamless network integration where all devices share the same network addressing scheme, then you should consider using Network Bridge. Which feature you should use? The answer to the question is: "depends". It only provides a medium (bridge) in which other devices can connect directly to the network and obtain the same IP address scheme every other computer connected to the network is using.
On the other hand, Network Bridge doesn't turn the host computer into a router and you won't get Network Address Translation. It also offers Network Address Translation (NAT) that allows multiple devices to connect to the network using the ICS host as the middle man. When you use Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), you will convert your computer into a router, which uses a built-in DHCP server to assign IP addresses to computers participating in ICS. It's important to note that Network Bridge is very similar to the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature, but they're not the same. The company is also working on expanding the Hue line with new lightbulb types.Network Bridge or Internet Connection Sharing? Philips plans to add additional functionality to the Hue in the future, focusing on geofencing, scheduling, and other sensor capabilities. The new Hue tools are freely available for all developers interested in creating a product or an app that connects to the system.
According to Yianni, the unavailability of official APIs is the main reason that the Hue has yet to be integrated into additional apps and connected home devices. Though Hue-integrated third party apps such as last week’s Ambify have been released, these solutions do not use official APIs. Also, we want to give them commitment that this is the API and we’re going to support it and it won’t change overnight." "Now what we want to do as Philips is we actually want to help and grow and encourage this community, and give them tools and proper documentation. "We're now at a point where there are already about 10 applications that have been shared and built from the unofficial developer community for new applications around Hue," explained George Yianni, Hue System Architect in an interview. Hue, which is exclusive to iOS, allows users to control LED lightbulbs via the iPhone and an accompanying bridge that uses the ZigBee communication protocol.
AMBIFY CANT FIND BRIDGE SOFTWARE
TechCrunch reports that Philips has created an official developer program for its Wi-Fi connected Hue home lighting system, which includes an SDK for iOS and APIs to allow hardware and software developers to integrate Hue into their products.
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