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Date:      Sat, 04 Jun 2005 04:11:18 +0000
From:      sferreira@comcast.net
To:        Carlos Alloatti <calloatti@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FREEBSD between two trunks
Message-ID:  <060420050411.13407.42A129E6000B619D0000345F22007621940E9D070A9D9D0A009C@comcast.net>

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If I setup a bridge will freebsd pass 802.1q packets between two trunks ?

Sincerely,


Steve Ferreira


> On 6/3/05, sferreira@comcast.net <sferreira@comcast.net> wrote:
> > I'm trying to setup DUMMYNET to emulate long delays, such as those encountered 
> in satellite links. The problem is that I have to place my freebsd host between 
> two trunks passing vlans (2,3,4,5,6).
> > 
> > So the setup is:
> > 
> > cisco swictch trunks vlan 2,3,4,5,6 <-> freebsd <--> cisco switch trunks vlan 
> 2,3,4,5,6
> > 
> > 
> > All the documents I could find  related to this subject matter has the freebsd 
> as an endpoint and not connecting two trunks.  Also the freebsd has to be an 
> invisible hop on the network, so it can not route this traffic.  I had setup my 
> freebsd in bridge mode but I could not get this setup to work.
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> 
> Check my post:
> 
> http://groups.google.com.ar/group/mailing.freebsd.isp/browse_thread/thread/13778
> e3c6f5eafe9/37f0fcaa0b1cb34a?q=best+sollution+(and+also+simple)+to+guarantee+a+b
> andwidth&rnum=2&hl=es#37f0fcaa0b1cb34a
> 
> It details how to setup a Bridge with ipfw and dummynet for bandwitdh
> control, just change the queue rules, it should work.
> -- 
> Carlos Alloatti
> calloatti_at_gmail.com



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