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Date:      Wed, 09 May 2001 11:15:11 -0400
From:      Rob Harris <rharris@cidera.com>
To:        <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Bridge over tun0 waters...
Message-ID:  <B71ED73F.67D%rharris@cidera.com>

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This message was posted Feb of '99.
I was wondering if anyone has made an efforts towards this yet.
(i.e. Wanna make sure I don't make a hack that's already made.)
Thanks.
--Rob

> the bridges above will be not be doing any IP routing, just forwarding
> IP packets based on MAC addresses.  you can do this with cisco's and
> i'd assume most other major bridge/router vendors.  of course you may
> run into serious traffic jams if your bridging ethernet over a much
> slower line, like a 56k.

in fact as many already said the most obvious solution seems to use
routing, not bridging.

> i'm not sure if this can be done with freebsd however.  Luigi's bridge
> code and ppp would be the place to look (Luigi will probably be able
> to answer this :).

just because i am called... bridging in freebsd only works on
ethernet-type networks. Someone already asked me that i also
add support for 'tun' interfaces so that solutions like the one above
are possible. Shouldn't be that hard to implement, just isn't there
right now.

    cheers
    luigi


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--Rob

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