Grant Didn't work comes up with cannot create bridge as already exists and current bridge br0 stops working. Currently using Debian. Will try the debian forums to see if someone can help. Thanks again for the assistance. # /etc/network/interfaces auto lo iface lo inet loopback # public ip auto br0 iface br0 inet static address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.128 network xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx broadcast xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # private ip auto br0:1 iface br0:1 inet static address 10.10.10.254 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 10.10.10.0 broadcast 10.10.10.255 pre-up /sbin/ip link set eth0 up pre-up /sbin/ip link set eth1 up pre-up /usr/sbin/brctl addbr br0 pre-up /usr/sbin/brctl addif br0 eth0 pre-up /usr/sbin/brctl addif br0 eth1 Kind Regards William Bohannan -----Original Message----- From: lartc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lartc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Grant Taylor Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 2:36 PM To: Mail List - Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control Subject: Re: 2 NICs Bridge + Router On 05/31/07 07:22, William Bohannan wrote: > Thanks Grant, I am very new to combining NATing and Brigdge. Please > can you possibly give an example on how to add the virtual interface. I'll try. I don't recognize the format of the file below, but I'll take a stab at it. > Current /etc/networking/interfaces looks like this: > --------------------------------------- > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > auto br0 > iface br0 inet static > address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > netmask 255.255.255.128 > network xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > broadcast xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx auto br0:1 iface br0:1 inet static address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.128 network xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx broadcast xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > pre-up /sbin/ip link set eth0 up > pre-up /sbin/ip link set eth1 up > pre-up /usr/sbin/brctl addbr br0 > pre-up /usr/sbin/brctl addif br0 eth0 > pre-up /usr/sbin/brctl addif br0 eth1 > ----------------------------------------- Again this is just a guess and where I would start. You may have better luck seeking support through your distribution. Grant. . . . _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lartc _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lartc