Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:51:39 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: dave jones <s.dave.jones@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions about setting bridge Message-ID: <AANLkTi=k5DZVE36==m3HJxnnY4hZDrN3OxMsnacrSzcm@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikYUng4L98dEDniibOYxwPN3FPFK1YVwXq3u7Bb@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTikYUng4L98dEDniibOYxwPN3FPFK1YVwXq3u7Bb@mail.gmail.com>
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> > I want to setup a bridge in a ring topology since a break at any point > along the ring would > still leave all stations connected. My machine has two nics. In > /etc/rc.conf, I have: > > ifconfig_em0="inet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0" > cloned_interfaces="bridge0" > ifconfig_em0="up" > ifconfig_em1="up" > ifconfig_bridge0="addm em0 addm em1 up" > ifconfig_bridge0_alias0="192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 up" > > I tried to boot my clients using tftpd, but it seems doesn't work if I > unpluged > em0. If I run "ifconfig em1 inet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0" then > my clients can boot via tftpd. But it's not a bridge, right? > I mean should I configure the same ip for em0, em1, and bridge0? > 192.168.1.0/24 is not a valid address. Your addressable hosts are 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.254. I think you want to lagg: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-aggregation.html -- Adam Vande More
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