On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:55:01 -0700 (PDT)
Pattrick M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am very new to linux, sorry if my doubt is not valid, or i m asking some nonsense
> question..
>
> Actually i want to use Linux as bridge. My setup is :
>
> Setup 1) i have two bridge (dlink) with 1 port connected to 1-1 windows PCs.I have
> configured ip addresses of both PC to same subnet.Now both the Pc are in same
> subnet and two bridges which are connected, so both r pinging to each other.
>
> Setup 2) Instead of two bridges i want to use Linux PC with 2 interfaces. So i made
> one bridge using brctl command and added one interface to that bridge and made it up
> similarly for another interface. So now i have one Pc connected to one bridge and
> another connected to another bridge. Pc ip addresses are same , the problem is now
> they are not pinging to each other. why? I can make one bridge and add both the
> interfaces but i want to use two bridges so i made two, but it shouldn't change the
> behaviour.
>
> i m planning to do my project in Linux so it'll really help me understand the basic
> difference, so pls let me know wht is wrong.
Remember that bridging happens at the Ethernet (link) level, and IP is not involved.
The typical diagram of bridging is:
+---------------+
| Host B |
| |
| 10.0.0.1 |
+-------|-------+ Host A Host C
| br0 | 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.3
( External ) | | | |
( Network ) ------| eth0 eth1 |------------+--------------+
( 10.0.0.X ) | bridge |
+---------------+
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