Jim Dancer wrote: > Brent Gardner wrote: >> Jim Dancer wrote: >>> Does any one know how to get Bridge = Yes to work in Bearing LEAF. >>> >>> I am using the version 3.1 of the Bearing uClibc and am getting an >>> error message about a physdev mismatch whenever I set bridge=yes in >>> Shorewall. >>> >>> I see there is a workaround posted on the shorewall site for this >>> problem but it seems kind of clumsy and I was just wondering if there >>> is a way to correct it in LEAF. >>> >>> I am building a simple Wireless Access Point using madwifi drivers >>> and hostapd and would like to use shorewall to control traffic on the >>> bridge. >>> >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any help with this issue - >>> >>> Jim D. >>> >> Are you loading the bridge.lrp package? I think you also have to load >> a bridge.o module. That's how one of my systems is set up, although >> it's not wireless. >> >> Brent Gardner >> >> > Brent - > > Yes, I have the bridge stuff loaded and it works fine as a simple bridge > for wireless users. The problem is that I want to use Shorewall to > control traffic on the bridge and it gives the error that I mentioned. > > From what I have been able to find out there are some kernel options > which have to be set in order to make Shorewall work properly on a > bridge and it seems that these options are not enabled in LEAF. > > Do you have Shorewall working with a Bridge=Yes in the configuration? > What version of LEAF are you using?
I haven't stepped into this thread because I'm totally out of touch with what is going on with Netfilter in kernel 2.4. But in 2.6.20, the Netfilter team de-implemented the features that made BRIDGING=Yes work. See the Shorewall home page for details. -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ The ultimate result of shielding men from the Shoreline, \ effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. Washington, USA \ -Herbert Spencer http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________
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