On 11/16/06, Abel Martín <abel.martin.ruiz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 11/13/06, Net Cerebrum <netcerebrum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I plan to configure the Bridge IP ( 172.16.100.1) as the default gateway for > the LAN and also regulate the traffic between the two bridged interfaces > (eth1 and eth2) using a user space tool. Further since the traffic meant for > internet would pass through eth0, there would be a need to regulate the > traffic between eth1 and eth0 and also eth2 and eth0. > > Is the above arrangement feasible ? Would it be possible to define static > routes on this device itself involving hosts reachable through either of the > interfaces. > > Thank you in advance. > I think it's possible, but, what does "regulating traffic between the two bridged interfaces"? Remember that a bridge works at the data link layer, so I think it won't be possible filter bridged traffic at higher layers (TCP/IP) on the bridge device. Maybe you can filter at network and transport layers on the physical interfaces which are attached to the bridge (eth1, eth2) with iptables if you really need it. Don't know if you mean filtering by saying "regulating".
Regards.
You can also check out ebtables and use them for filtering. http://ebtables.sourceforge.net/ -- Manish Kathuria Tux Technologies http://www.tuxtechnologies.co.in/ _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lartc
