----- Original Message ----- > I get the scenario but not the why. Is it a subset of specific things > you need to do a layer 2 bridge for or do you need it for something > else. > > For example I have a firewall where I need to forward broadcast > (255.255.255.255,xxx.xxx.xxx.255) messages between different segments > in the network. Most people would think of bridging for this but I > did > something completely different involving setting both interfaces to a > /32, adding a static route for each subnet, adding a static arp table > entry on each interface for the broadcast IP addresses mapped to the > broadcast mac addresses then simple iptables rules. > Greetings Paul- I believe you mentioned this previously. While the mechanism is 'different', does the end result still operate the same, allowing a device on one interface to have an IP from the other interface, and still operate as though a bridge was in place? Thank you, --Tim -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
