From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 2 14:05:40 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C936106566C for ; Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:05:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from imedmobility.com (host-50.216-16-29.iw.net [216.16.29.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 211BC8FC14 for ; Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:05:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from midco.net (host-47-73-107-208.midco.net [208.107.73.47]) by imedmobility.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D96741173C49 for ; Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:05:38 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <49ABE795.1070306@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:05:09 -0600 From: Adam Vande More User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081225) MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: FreeBSD Questions References: <200903020828.n228SAN7080657@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <200903020935.n229ZXXo090477@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <49ABE3B8.1010801@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Bridging-(How to test and verify that bridging is enabled) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:05:40 -0000 Faizan ul haq Muhammad wrote: > > > > > > Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 07:48:40 -0600 > > From: amvandemore@gmail.com > > CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: Bridging-(How to test and verify that bridging is enabled) > > > > Faizan ul haq Muhammad wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:35:33 +0700 > > >> From: on@cs.ait.ac.th > > >> To: faizi62@hotmail.com > > >> CC: fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net; > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; fbsd1@a1poweruser.com > > >> Subject: Re: Bridging-(How to test and verify that bridging is > enabled) > > >> > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> > > >>>> Are you using properly crossed cables? > > >>>> > > >>> Isnt it enough check for the that two linux can ping each other.. > > >>> > > >> Yes and no. You must used crossed Ethernet cable between your FreeBSD > > >> bridge and each of your Linux boxes. > > >> > > > Frankly i am not sure about the cables type but they works PC to > PC connectivity. > > > > > >> As someone suggested, what is ifconfig saying on the FreeBSD box? You > > >> should see that both sk0 and sk1 have a status: active. Else it means > > >> you have a cable problem. > > >> > > > > > > sk0: flags=8943 > metric 0 mtu 1500 > > > > > > options=b > > ether 00:0a:5e:1a:69:25 > > > media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseTX flag2>) > > > status: active > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sk1: flags=8943 > metric 0 mtu 1500 > > > > > > options=b > > ether 00:0a:5e:1a:67:ee > > > media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseTX flag2>) > > > status: active > > > > > > > > > > > > here is the ifconfig output for the bridge interface: > > > > > > bridge0: flags=8943 metric > 0 mtu 1500 > > > > > > options=b > > ether 0a:54:d7:7e:aa:66 > > > > > > inet 192.168.0.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255 > > > > > > id 00:00:00:00:00:00 priortiy 32768 hellotime 2 fwddelay 15 > > > > > > maxage 20 holdcnt 6 proto rstp maxaddr 100 timeout 1200 > > > > > > root id 00:00:00:00:00:00 priority 32768 ifcost 0 port 0 > > > > > I think ifconfig bridge0 should list member interfaces. Did you add > them? > > ifconfig bridge0 addm sk0 addm sk1 up > ifconfig sk0 up > ifconfig sk1 up > > this configuration exists in rc.conf > > if ifconfig doesn't print out something like this: bridge0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 1500 ether 4a:be:26:65:75:06 id 00:00:00:00:00:00 priority 32768 hellotime 2 fwddelay 15 maxage 20 holdcnt 6 proto rstp maxaddr 100 timeout 1200 root id 00:00:00:00:00:00 priority 32768 ifcost 0 port 0 member: sk0 flags=143 ifmaxaddr 0 port 1 priority 128 path cost 2000000 member: sk1 flags=143 ifmaxaddr 0 port 2 priority 128 path cost 200000 Then you need to add the member interfaces.