On 5 September 2010 00:48, <peasth...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Does anyone know of documentation for a Linux hub or a Linux > switch? The simplest example I can think of is a system with > a gateway interface transmitting packets for multiple addresses > and subordinate interfaces transmitting packets for one or all > addresses except for the address of the machine itself. > > Thanks, ... Peter E. > > -- > VoIP 7785886232 is gone. Please use 13604502132. > Shop pages http://carnot.yi.org/ accessible as long as the old > drives survive; installation of netbsd on new drives pending. > Personal pages, http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ . > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/171056612.89104.784...@heaviside.invalid > > Hello all,
I did this once years ago, used a Debian machine with 5 nics as a switch between multiple network segments to reduce broadcast storms and generally improve network performance. I do not have the exact instructions now, I think it was on tldp.org that I found it. Google for "linux bridge". This site http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/bridgelooks like what I did way back when. HTH William
