Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 14:55:59 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: "Rogier R. Mulhuijzen" <drwilco@drwilco.nl> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, Archie@freebsd.org Subject: Re: status of bridge code Message-ID: <3A70AEFF.E743986D@elischer.org> References: <4.3.2.7.0.20010125000221.00b07d60@mail.bsdchicks.com> <4.3.2.7.0.20010125101911.00c84220@mail.bsdchicks.com> <4.3.2.7.0.20010125144426.00c908e0@mail.bsdchicks.com>
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"Rogier R. Mulhuijzen" wrote:
>
> > > What I want to know is can I just link tap0.upper to a new bridge hook? It
> > > seems to me that is the case.
> >
> >yes I believe so..
> >you can hook as many interfaces as you want to the bridge node.
> >(but you probably don't want to BRIDGE to your cable modem, but to ROUTE
> >to it.... )
>
> Don't worry =)
>
> I do want to bridge to the tunnel that goes over my cable modem though.
> Make a real VPN there. (And yeah encrypted links)
>
> > > I don't see how though. Lets say I link only to left, right and left2right.
> > > Now when data enters left it will go to both right and left2right. When
> > > data enters right it goes to left. But when data enters left2right it goes
> > > to right, not left, where I want it.
> >
> >no, data entering left2right goes to left.
> >(errrr. At least it did when I wrote it.. if not let me know )
>
> From ng_tee(4)
>
> Packets may also be received on right2left and left2right; if so, they
> are forwarded unchanged out hooks left and right, respectively.
>
> packets on left2right are delivered on right....
>
> And to be sure I checked ng_tee.c:
>
> } else if (hinfo == &sc->left2right) {
> dup = NULL;
> dest = &sc->right;
> }
>
> I'll just add the algorithm to ng_tee...
then I screwed it..
packets from left should go to left2right and packates from left2right should
go
backk to left..
But we haven't ever used that so it may be in error.
>
> DocWilco
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