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
> 
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