Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 00:53:26 -0500 From: "Boyd R. Faulkner" <faulkner@asgard.hos.net> To: Siobhan Patricia Lynch <trish@bsdunix.net> Cc: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>, "Boyd R. Faulkner" <faulkner@asgard.hos.net>, "Peter S. Housel" <housel@acm.org>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network bridge on current. Message-ID: <20000929005326.A442@simon.catburg.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSO.4.21.0009282139270.15666-100000@superconductor.rush.net>; from trish@bsdunix.net on Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 09:41:15PM -0400 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009280032180.17364-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> <Pine.BSO.4.21.0009282139270.15666-100000@superconductor.rush.net>
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Never mind. I had not updated the boot blocks and was not running the right kernel. That was an adventure! Sorry for the noise and thanks. Boyd On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 09:41:15PM -0400, Siobhan Patricia Lynch wrote: > On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Julian Elischer wrote: > > I would assume that code hasn;t changed, it works with ipfw, man bridge: > > options BRIDGE > > in the kernel config file, and is controlled by two sysctl variables: > > net.link.ether.bridge > > Set to 1 to enable bridging, set to 0 to disable it > > net.link.ether.bridge_ipfw > > > I assume he's trying to mimic my slashdot kludge, which I wouldn;t > recommend unless the issue is you can;t change the network topology. > > -Trish > > > hmmmm, > > > > netgraph's bridging code is more direct but it can not > > do IP filtering on the packets that are en-route. This is because it > > is a purely MAC-layer service. > > > > I am not sure about Luigi's bridging code. I know the dummynet stuff > > seems to connect with the ipfw code but I don't think that the > > bridge code does... (I may be wrong) So I don't know how you plan on > > filtering the bridged segments.. > > > > > > On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Boyd R. Faulkner wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 12:11:54AM -0700, Peter S. Housel wrote: > > > > > I am wondering how to do network bridging on current. The description > > > > > in the handbook seems to be out of date as the sysctl IODs are no longer > > > > > in evidence. Does loading ng_bridge substitute for building the kernel > > > > > with OPTIONS BRIDGE? > > > > > > > > Excuse my ignorance (and curiousity), but wouldn't it be cheaper to > > > > just buy a switch? > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > -Peter S. Housel- housel@acm.org http://members.home.com/housel/ > > > > > > I intend to use it as a firewall. The switch will live behind it. > > > > > > Boyd > > > > > > -- > > > Boyd Faulkner "...but the chocolate at > > > faulkner@asgard.hos.net Rumpelmayer's is great..." > > > http://asgard.hos.net/~faulkner -- A. Crowley Book of Lies > > > 1011101 > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > > > __ > > Trish Lynch > FreeBSD - The Power to Serve trish@bsdunix.net > Rush Networking trish@rush.net > VA Linux Systems trish@valinux.com > O|S|D|N trish@osdn.com > --- > > "I said 'If love has these conditions, > I don't understand those songs you love.' > She said 'This is not a love song > This isn't fantasyland.'" > -Rush, Cold Fire Boyd -- Boyd Faulkner "...but the chocolate at faulkner@asgard.hos.net Rumpelmayer's is great..." http://asgard.hos.net/~faulkner -- A. Crowley Book of Lies 1011101 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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