Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:21:17 +0000 From: Faizan ul haq Muhammad <faizi62@hotmail.com> To: <amvandemore@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Bridging-(How to test and verify that bridging is enabled) Message-ID: <BLU149-W184C647F07F59A0FEB0460B6A90@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <49ABE795.1070306@gmail.com> References: <BLU149-W30AA22383B41E0B5F3E951B6A90@phx.gbl> <200903020828.n228SAN7080657@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <BLU149-W4004210FC05DBF9A1D024B6A90@phx.gbl> <200903020935.n229ZXXo090477@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <BLU149-W39D17E34A52D39B08A8503B6A90@phx.gbl> <49ABE3B8.1010801@gmail.com> <BLU149-W811D1335B14B340BA3738DB6A90@phx.gbl> <49ABE795.1070306@gmail.com>
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> Date: Mon=2C 2 Mar 2009 08:05:09 -0600
> From: amvandemore@gmail.com
> CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Bridging-(How to test and verify that bridging is enabled)
>=20
> Faizan ul haq Muhammad wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Mon=2C 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 enable=
d)
> > >
> > > Faizan ul haq Muhammad wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Date: Mon=2C 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=3B=20
> > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=3B fbsd1@a1poweruser.com
> > > >> Subject: Re: Bridging-(How to test and verify that bridging is=20
> > enabled)
> > > >>
> > > >> Hi=2C
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>> 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 Free=
BSD
> > > >> bridge and each of your Linux boxes.
> > > >>
> > > > Frankly i am not sure about the cables type but they works PC to=20
> > PC connectivity.
> > > >
> > > >> As someone suggested=2C what is ifconfig saying on the FreeBSD box=
? You
> > > >> should see that both sk0 and sk1 have a status: active. Else it me=
ans
> > > >> you have a cable problem.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > sk0: flags=3D8943<UP=2CBROADCAST=2CRUNNING=2CPROMISC=2CSIMPLEX=2CMU=
LTICAST>=20
> > metric 0 mtu 1500
> > > >
> > > > options=3Db<RXCSUM=2C TXCSUM=2C VLAN_MTU
> > > > ether 00:0a:5e:1a:69:25
> > > > media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseTX <full-duplex=2C flag0=2C fla=
g1=2C=20
> > flag2>)
> > > > status: active
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > sk1: flags=3D8943<UP=2CBROADCAST=2CRUNNING=2CPROMISC=2CSIMPLEX=2CMU=
LTICAST>=20
> > metric 0 mtu 1500
> > > >
> > > > options=3Db<RXCSUM=2C TXCSUM=2C VLAN_MTU
> > > > ether 00:0a:5e:1a:67:ee
> > > > media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseTX <full-duplex=2C flag0=2C fla=
g1=2C=20
> > flag2>)
> > > > status: active
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > here is the ifconfig output for the bridge interface:
> > > >
> > > > bridge0: flags=3D8943<UP=2CBROADCAST=2CRUNNING=2CSIMPLEX=2CMULTICAS=
T> metric=20
> > 0 mtu 1500
> > > >
> > > > options=3Db<RXCSUM=2C TXCSUM=2C VLAN_MTU
> > > > 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=20
> > them?
> >
> > ifconfig bridge0 addm sk0 addm sk1 up
> > ifconfig sk0 up
> > ifconfig sk1 up
> >
> > this configuration exists in rc.conf
> >
> > =20
> if ifconfig doesn't print out something like this:
>=20
> bridge0: flags=3D8843<UP=2CBROADCAST=2CRUNNING=2CSIMPLEX=2CMULTICAST> met=
ric 0 mtu=20
> 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=3D143<LEARNING=2CDISCOVER=2CAUTOEDGE=2CAUTOPTP>=
=20
> ifmaxaddr 0 port 1 priority 128 path cost 2000000
> member: sk1 flags=3D143<LEARNING=2CDISCOVER=2CAUTOEDGE=2CAUTOPTP>
> ifmaxaddr 0 port 2 priority 128 path cost 200000
>=20
> Then you need to add the member interfaces.
i noted that=2C following information is missing
member: sk0 flags=3D143<LEARNING=2CDISCOVER=2CAUTOEDGE=2CAUTOPTP> =20
ifmaxaddr 0 port 1 priority 128 path cost 2000000
member: sk1 flags=3D143<LEARNING=2CDISCOVER=2CAUTOEDGE=2CAUTOPTP>
ifmaxaddr 0 port 2 priority 128 path cost 200000
Now i need to know how to add the interfaces..?
Any command do u knw and can help me..?
Regards!!!
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