Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:23:46 +0200 From: Ross Cameron <abalour@gmail.com> To: Dan D Niles <dan@more.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Extended VLAN? Message-ID: <v2j35f70db11004131523y71f56a38vae5df72969c243bb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1271196264.10895.33.camel@jane.spg.more.net> References: <1271196264.10895.33.camel@jane.spg.more.net>
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Look into OpenVPN's bridge mode. www.openvpn.net I use it to bridge networks like what you have in mind quite regularly. On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Dan D Niles <dan@more.net> wrote: > I have two FreeBSD routers. =C2=A0I would like both locations to share th= e > 10.10.0.0/16 network. =C2=A0If I were using Cisco routers I would use > extended VLANs. =C2=A0How would I do that with FreeBSD routers? > > I already have a tunnel set up and routing different networks in the > 192.168.0.0/16 range. > > Router A: > > ifconfig em2 inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 > ifconfig gif0 create 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 tunnel= <routerA> <routerB> > route add 192.168.2.0/24 129.168.2.1 > > Router B: > > ifconfig em2 inet 192.168.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 > ifconfig gif0 create 192.168.2.1 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 tunnel= <routerB> <routerA> > route add 192.168.1.0/24 129.168.1.1 > > This routes traffic between 192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.2.0/24 as I would > expect. > > The docs say I can use a tunnel with a bridge, which seems like it would > do what I want. > > Router A: > > ifconfig em3 inet 10.10.1.1 netmask 255.255.0.0 > ifconfig bridge0 create addm em3 addm gif0 > > Router B: > > ifconfig em3 inet 10.10.2.1 netmask 255.255.0.0 > ifconfig bridge0 create addm em3 addm gif0 > > I cannot ping 10.10.2.1 from router A or 10.10.1.1 from router B. > > Should I be able to use a bridge this way? =C2=A0Am I missing some piece? > > Is there an easier/better way to extend a VLAN with FreeBSD routers? > > Thanks! > > Dan > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > --=20 "Opportunity is most often missed by people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." Thomas Alva Edison Inventor of 1093 patents, including: The light bulb, phonogram and motion pictures.
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