From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Apr 15 20:22:21 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from server1.huntsvilleal.com (server1.huntsvilleal.com [207.13.224.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A82537B535 for ; Sat, 15 Apr 2000 20:22:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kris@hiwaay.net) Received: from barricuda.bsd.nws.net (kris.huntsvilleal.com [207.13.224.46]) by server1.huntsvilleal.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA18945; Sat, 15 Apr 2000 23:03:46 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by barricuda.bsd.nws.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA03090; Sat, 15 Apr 2000 21:23:03 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from kris@hiwaay.net) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 21:23:03 -0500 (CDT) From: Kris Kirby To: Luigi Rizzo Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Misuse of options BRIDGE? In-Reply-To: <200004141340.PAA02484@info.iet.unipi.it> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > sysctl -w net.link.ether.bridge=1 is necessary to enable > bridging, and you need to set the address only on one of the > interfaces (if you want an IP for the bridge at all). > > cheers > luigi I did have the sysctl set, but I don't remember if I had the IP set on only one device. I've always wondered about that.... ----- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR | TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said. | ------------------------------------------------------- "God gave them the ability to reproduce... ... Science gave us the hope they won't." -KBK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message