Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:41:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Siobhan Patricia Lynch <trish@bsdunix.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: "Boyd R. Faulkner" <faulkner@asgard.hos.net>, "Peter S. Housel" <housel@acm.org>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network bridge on current. Message-ID: <Pine.BSO.4.21.0009282139270.15666-100000@superconductor.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009280032180.17364-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Julian Elischer wrote:
I would assume that code hasn;t changed, it works with ipfw, man bridge:
options BRIDGE
in the kernel config file, and is controlled by two sysctl variables:
net.link.ether.bridge
Set to 1 to enable bridging, set to 0 to disable it
net.link.ether.bridge_ipfw
I assume he's trying to mimic my slashdot kludge, which I wouldn;t
recommend unless the issue is you can;t change the network topology.
-Trish
> hmmmm,
>
> netgraph's bridging code is more direct but it can not
> do IP filtering on the packets that are en-route. This is because it
> is a purely MAC-layer service.
>
> I am not sure about Luigi's bridging code. I know the dummynet stuff
> seems to connect with the ipfw code but I don't think that the
> bridge code does... (I may be wrong) So I don't know how you plan on
> filtering the bridged segments..
>
>
> On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Boyd R. Faulkner wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 12:11:54AM -0700, Peter S. Housel wrote:
> > > > I am wondering how to do network bridging on current. The description
> > > > in the handbook seems to be out of date as the sysctl IODs are no longer
> > > > in evidence. Does loading ng_bridge substitute for building the kernel
> > > > with OPTIONS BRIDGE?
> > >
> > > Excuse my ignorance (and curiousity), but wouldn't it be cheaper to
> > > just buy a switch?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > -Peter S. Housel- housel@acm.org http://members.home.com/housel/
> >
> > I intend to use it as a firewall. The switch will live behind it.
> >
> > Boyd
> >
> > --
> > Boyd Faulkner "...but the chocolate at
> > faulkner@asgard.hos.net Rumpelmayer's is great..."
> > http://asgard.hos.net/~faulkner -- A. Crowley Book of Lies
> > 1011101
> >
> >
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