On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:28:43 +0100 "Mark Sandford" <J.M.Sandford@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm trying to get iptables working with ethernet bridging. If you don't get a good answer here try the ebtables list: ebtables-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > I'm starting with a clean rh9 installation. > > I've tried applying the ebtables-brnf-5_vs_2.4.24.diff patch. This compiles ok but my machine completely hangs moments after I bring the bridge up. > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network.bridge.ebtables.devel/221 describes same problem (I emailed author who just suggested moving on to newer kernel which is what I've tried) > > I've since been using 2.4.25 kernel (and then 2.4.26). Kernel compiles and the system doesn't hang when the bridge comes up but I don't seem to be able to get it to actually do the bridging. (Bridging does work with initial rh9 install). The ethernet cards work fine until I bring the bridge up. After that I can't ping from the bridge or forward packets through the bridge. > > I'm wondering whether I've incorrectly set/missed some options while configuring the kernel but I don't know what to try. > > Any clues / pointers hugely appreciated. > > Mark. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mark Sandford, > Research Associate, > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, > Loughborough University, > Loughborough, > Leicestershire. > LE11 3TU > > tel: (01509) 227079 > e-mail: <j.m.sandford@xxxxxxxxxxx> > http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/el/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
