Re: Dumb networking question about IP forwarding
"Dale E. Martin" wrote:
>
> I have a Debian Linux box that I'd like to use as a switch (I guess) in a
> network. It's going to have a 100Mbs network card and a 10Mbs network card
> in it. I'd like the IP addresses of the to be on the same network -
> e.g. one will be 10.0.0.1 and the other 10.0.0.2. If I enable forwarding
> in the kernel on this box, will it transparently forward from one segment
> to the other, or do I need to do special routing?
>
What you are trying to do is make a bridge. This is experimental in the
new 2.2.x kernels.
You can achieve the same affect with a 100Mbs Hub which you can connect
all your 10Mbs and 100Mbs devices to.
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Paul Miller
pmiller@jove.acs.unt.edu
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