From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 3 4:34:23 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from lk.tempest.sk (lk.tempest.sk [195.28.100.47]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D7E614FAC for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 04:34:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lk@tempest.sk) Received: (from koren@localhost) by lk.tempest.sk (8.9.3/8.9.3) id NAA38501; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:34:10 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from koren) Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:34:10 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <200001031234.NAA38501@lk.tempest.sk> From: Ludo Koren To: danielb@almazs.pacex.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: (message from daniel B on Fri, 31 Dec 1999 10:26:00 -0800 (PST)) Subject: Re: FreeBSD KERNEL GURUs; Kernel Bridging HELP! Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >> command is to enable dummynet via ipfw. Bridging with open >> firewall is working for me (I have xl0 interface with inet >> address and ep0 interface without inet address). >> > Correct me if I am wrong, dummynet is for use with NAT and if > all my machines have real IPs I don't need to NAT. The problem > I am facing is that I do not want to split my IP subnet any > further for the purpose of routing therefore I need to do > kernel bridging. man 4 dummynet DESCRIPTION dummynet is a system facility that permits the control of traffic going through the various network interfaces, by applying bandwidth and queue size limitations, and simulating delays and losses. > I assume your ep0 interface (without IP) is > connected directly to a router and is your external interface > on the firewall box? actually no. Currently I am developing support in the kernel for transparent proxying/caching of web traffic (without using cooperation with router) using just FreeBSD. So it is on my test lan. If you are interested in the patch just drop me a line. ludo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message