From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 21 21:17:01 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDF4816A4CE for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:17:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mage.trollkarl.net (018.216-123-203-0.interbaun.com [216.123.203.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7216743D5E for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:17:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from skafte@trollkarl.net) Received: from trollkarl.skafte.org (root@trollkarl [192.168.100.16]) by mage.trollkarl.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i6LLGwJ4055438 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:16:58 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from skafte@trollkarl.net) Received: from trollkarl.skafte.org (skafte@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by trollkarl.skafte.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i6LLGv8R004791 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:16:57 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from skafte@trollkarl.skafte.org) Received: (from skafte@localhost) by trollkarl.skafte.org (8.12.11/8.12.9/Submit) id i6LLGvHN004790 for freebsd-net@freebsd.org; Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:16:57 -0600 (MDT) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:16:57 -0600 From: Greg Skafte To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040721211657.GA4757@trollkarl.skafte.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: Gregs Hidey Hole Errors-To: skafte@trollkarl.net Subject: a 5.2* bridging mystery. X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:17:01 -0000 I've got a bit of a mystery when I have the below picture fxp1 10.1.x.x/22 ______|___ 10.1.x.x/22 |device|-------|switch| ---------| bridge | -----------|targ| fxp2 fxp0 arp replies from the target are not being forwarded to fxp2 if I remove the switch (a cisco cat) and go to the picture below fxp1 10.1.x.x/22 ______|___ 10.1.x.x/22 |device|-------------------------| bridge | -----------|targ| x-over cable fxp2 fxp0 the arp replies are recieved just fine. I've tried both 5.2.1-p8 and 5.2-current. Additionally, if targ is a bsd box things are OK, but if targ is a unixware box which it needs to be, bzzzzt. ------------ net.link.ether.bridge_cfg=fxp0,fxp2 net.link.ether.bridge.enable=1 I've tried both net.inet.ip.check_interface=[0|1] ifconfig_fxp0="inet 10.1.X.X netmask 255.255.252.0 media 100basetx mediaopt full-duplex" ifconfig_fxp2="media 100basetx mediaopt full-duplex" ifconfig_fxp1="inet 10.5.Y.Y netmask 255.255.255.0 media 100basetx mediaopt full-duplex" any insights or I ideas? -- Email: skafte@trollkarl.net ICQ: 93234105 -- -- When things can't get any worse, they simplify themselves by getting a whole lot worse then complicated. A complete and utter disaster is the simplest thing in the world; it's preventing one that's complex. (Janet Morris)