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Date:      Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:01:59 +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-W811D1335B14B340BA3738DB6A90@phx.gbl>
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> 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 enabled)
>=20
> Faizan ul haq Muhammad wrote:
> >
> >
> > =20
> >
> >
> >  =20
> >> 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 freebsd-questions@freebsd.o=
rg=3B fbsd1@a1poweruser.com
> >> Subject: Re: Bridging-(How to test and verify that bridging is enabled=
)
> >>
> >> Hi=2C
> >>
> >>    =20
> >>>> Are you using properly crossed cables?
> >>>>        =20
> >>> Isnt it enough check for the that two linux can ping each other..
> >>>      =20
> >> Yes and no. You must used crossed Ethernet cable between your FreeBSD
> >> bridge and each of your Linux boxes.
> >>    =20
> > Frankly i am not sure about the cables type but they works PC to PC con=
nectivity.=20
> >  =20
> >> As someone suggested=2C what is ifconfig saying on the FreeBSD box? Yo=
u
> >> should see that both sk0 and sk1 have a status: active. Else it means
> >> you have a cable problem.
> >>    =20
> >
> > sk0: flags=3D8943<UP=2CBROADCAST=2CRUNNING=2CPROMISC=2CSIMPLEX=2CMULTIC=
AST> 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 flag1=
=2C flag2>)
> >  status: active
> >
> > =20
> >
> > =20
> >
> > sk1: flags=3D8943<UP=2CBROADCAST=2CRUNNING=2CPROMISC=2CSIMPLEX=2CMULTIC=
AST> 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 flag1=
=2C flag2>)
> >  status: active
> >
> > =20
> >
> > here is the ifconfig output for the bridge interface:
> >
> > bridge0: flags=3D8943<UP=2CBROADCAST=2CRUNNING=2CSIMPLEX=2CMULTICAST> m=
etric 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
> >  =20
> I think ifconfig bridge0 should list member interfaces.  Did you add them=
?

ifconfig bridge0 addm sk0 addm sk1 up
ifconfig sk0 up
ifconfig sk1 up

this configuration exists in rc.conf


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