Just a brief wild guess: does it work with other network cards?
On Sat, Feb 23, 2002 at 09:32:34PM +0100, Rene Bartsch wrote: > Hi list, > > I'm new to bridging and linux (started last march), so please don't > flame me, if I'll ask silly questions :o) > > > I do have the following network configuration (255.255.0.0 is netmask in > the complete network): > > > > 10.1.x.x - clients > | | | | | > eth0 eth1 ------- | | | | | > ------------ T-DSL------------ 100BaseTX | | | | | | | > | Internet |------| Firewall |------------| HUB |----------------------- > ------------ ------------ | | 10.1.0.0 | > dynamicIP 10.1.1.1 ------- | > | > 10.1.2.1 | eth0 > ----------- > | Server | > ----------- > 10.2.2.1 | eth1 > | > 10.2.0.0 1000BaseT | > -----------------------------------------------| > | | | | | | | | | | | > | | | | | | | | | | | > | | | | | | | | | | | > 10.2.x.x - clients > > > It's working quite well, but the additionally 10.2.0.0 network increases > administration (routing tables at the firewall, etc.) and causes trouble > with windows clients and their workgroups. > > I'm using RedHat7.2 with kernel 2.4.7-10 from RH7.2 distribution on the > server. > > First I installed "bridge-utils-devel"-rpm, "bridge-utils"-rpm for RH7.1 > and "gbrctl-0.0-1.i386.rpm". Then I did a reboot (I also tried the > sources). > > The network was up and working well. > > I made "ifconfig eth0 down" and "ifconfig eth1 down". > Then "ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 promisc up" and "ifconfig eth1 0.0.0.0 > promisc up" > > ifconfig showed expected values. > > Then I tried to set up the bridge with the gui and also by hand. > > modprobe -v bridge > > brctl addbr bridge > > brctl show -------> everything seemed to be OK > > brctl addif bridge eth0 > brctl addif bridge eth1 > > brctl show -------> everything seemed to be OK (eth0 and eth1 were > shown at "bridge") > > ifconfig bridge 10.1.2.1 netmask 255.255.0.0 up > > ifconfig -------> "bridge", "eth0", "eth1" and "lo" were shown > with correct ip, netmask, etc. > > eth0 and eth1 were displayed with "forwarding"(after short period of > "learning") > > ping 10.1.2.1 worked, but no connection to the to networks ... > > > Did I do anythig wrong? > Do I need any of the kernel patches (I only want it working for now, > security and so on to be done later ...) > Might there be problems with the two (eth0 and eth1) 1000BaseT NICs > (Allnet 0124, NS83820 supported by kernel module)? > > > Thanx > > Rene > > _______________________________________________ > Bridge mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/mailman/listinfo/bridge _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/mailman/listinfo/bridge
