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 in the handbook seems to be out of date as the sysctl IODs are no longer 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 > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > __ Trish Lynch FreeBSD - The Power to Serve trish@bsdunix.net Rush Networking trish@rush.net VA Linux Systems trish@valinux.com O|S|D|N trish@osdn.com --- "I said 'If love has these conditions, I don't understand those songs you love.' She said 'This is not a love song This isn't fantasyland.'" -Rush, Cold Fire To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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