Hello. I should send you full report: I have Linux 2.4.18, bridge-utils 0.9.5. My IP is 192.168.7.13. I am pinging 192.168.7.1 - Linux machine.
I run following commands: # ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 # ifconfig eth1 0.0.0.0 # brctl addbr br0 # brctl addif br0 eth0 # brctl addif br0 eth1 # ifconfig br0 192.168.7.13 To wait while bridge enters forwarding state: # sleep 30 00:08:C7:49:4C:5C is MAC of eth0 # tcpdump -l -n -p -i eth1 -s 256 ether dst 00:08:C7:49:4C:5C > dst0 & # tcpdump -l -n -p -i eth1 -s 256 ether src 00:08:C7:49:4C:5C > src0 & 00:80:AD:8A:98:17 is MAC of eth1 # tcpdump -l -n -p -i eth1 -s 256 ether dst 00:80:AD:8A:98:17 > dst1 & # tcpdump -l -n -p -i eth1 -s 256 ether src 00:80:AD:8A:98:17 > src1 & # ping -c 4 -n -w 10 192.168.7.1 # killall tcpdump Results I get: output of commands: PING 192.168.7.1 (192.168.7.1): 56 octets data --- 192.168.7.1 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss src0: 16:46:37.562595 arp who-has 192.168.7.1 tell 192.168.7.13 16:46:37.563155 192.168.7.13 > 192.168.7.1: icmp: echo request (DF) 16:46:38.555681 192.168.7.13 > 192.168.7.1: icmp: echo request (DF) 16:46:39.555657 192.168.7.13 > 192.168.7.1: icmp: echo request (DF) 16:46:40.555637 192.168.7.13 > 192.168.7.1: icmp: echo request (DF) dst0: 16:46:37.563089 arp reply 192.168.7.1 is-at 0:50:4e:5:70:68 src1: 4 times every 2 seconds: 16:46:39.425614 802.1d config TOP_CHANGE 8000.00:08:c7:49:4c:5c.8002 root 000.00:08:c7:49:4c:5c pathcost 0 age 0 max 20 hello 2 fdelay 15 dst1: 16:46:37.563846 192.168.7.1 > 192.168.7.13: icmp: echo reply 16:46:38.556314 192.168.7.1 > 192.168.7.13: icmp: echo reply 16:46:39.556307 192.168.7.1 > 192.168.7.13: icmp: echo reply 16:46:40.556265 192.168.7.1 > 192.168.7.13: icmp: echo reply Alex. _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/mailman/listinfo/bridge
