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EthernetBridge version 4, including all changes.
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An EthernetBridge is used to connect networks together. It works at the data link layer, taking all traffic from one side and transmitting it across the other, bridging the network segments. |
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If you are too cheap, or poor, to buy a switch and you have spare patch (crossover) cables and network cards it relatively straight forward to network three, or more, PCs together by using the middle PCs as bridges. |
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!!Details of setting up a simple bridge in debian based distributions. |
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!Modifications to /etc/network/interfaces |
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auto eth0%%% |
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iface eth0 inet manual |
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auto eth1%%% |
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iface eth1 inet manual |
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auto br0%%% |
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iface br0 inet static |
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bridge-ports eth0 eth1%%% |
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address 10.0.0.2%%% |
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netmask 255.255.255.0%%% |
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gateway 10.0.0.1%%% |
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network 1.2.3.0%%% |
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#The network option may not be needed, but if you know what you are doing, add it. |
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#Do not assign either of the interfaces any address etc. |
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Part of CategoryNetworking |
