Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:47:03 +0200 From: Frederique Rijsdijk <frederique@isafeelin.org> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: combining network interfaces Message-ID: <49DE2687.5070100@isafeelin.org> In-Reply-To: <44y6u96c2b.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <49DE11C2.90503@isafeelin.org> <49DE13D9.2070601@streamingedge.com> <44y6u96c2b.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Jacques Manukyan <mlfreebsd@streamingedge.com> writes: >> Frederique Rijsdijk wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Is there a way in FreeBSD to combine a number of network interfaces to >>> one virtual interface on which I can tcpdump all the traffic of those >>> interfaces at once? >>> >> You're talking about bridging. Look at >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/network-bridging.html >> >> Section 31.5.7.1 is what you're asking for. > > I don't think he wants to forward the traffic between those interfaces, > though; just dump them all together. I'm not sure, though. > You're right. > If I'm right, I don't think tcpdump can do that directly. One idea > might be to run a firewall to choose the packets and to forward a copy > to a dummy interface that can be monitored. > It might be an idea. Somehow I think it should be possible in a more simple way. Now reading 'man 4 lagg'... -- Frederique
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