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From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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Subject: Re: Bridging...
To: kpielorz@tdx.co.uk (Karl Pielorz)
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 10:19:07 +0200 (MET DST)
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> > when configured as a bridge, just set the interfaces in promiscuous
> > mode, and pass incoming packets to the other interfaces in the
> > cluster using the usual bridging algorithms (see my bridge code on
> > my web page).
> 
> Would this include running through IPFW or similar? - and could it still use
> bpf etc. to sniff packets?

bpf, probably yes. Running ipfw, definitely not (unless for traffic
directed to the local host or routing layer) since it is working at a
lower level. After all a brige emulates a piece of wire and you don't
expect a piece of wire to act as a firewall. (Although most bridges do
some of that).

	cheers
	luigi

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