Mike, Great - thanks for the info. I'll try it out tomorrow or Friday, and report back if there are issues.
Cheers, Todd On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:34:13 -0700 Mike Fedyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:20:02PM -0500, Todd Pytel wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:04:29 -0700 > > Mike Fedyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), > > > # ifdown(8) > > > > > > #auto br0 > > > iface br0 inet static > > > address 10.0.0.122 > > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > > broadcast 10.0.0.0 > > > gateway 10.0.0.1 > > > bridge_ports all > > > > apt-get -u install bridge-utils > > > OK, cool... bridges can be configured through interfaces, which > > saves me the fuss of writing an init script. But a few more details > > would be helpful - mainly, do I really need an IP address for the > > bridge? Also, > > Probably not, but it is useful. > > > I have the wireless configured in interfaces already in order to > > specify the ESSID and WEP key - it also uses DHCP to get an address. > > > > When I switch to bridging, do I switch that to static or will > > removing the "auto" directive be enough? > > This works too: > > auto br0 > iface br0 inet dhcp > bridge_ports all > > I haven't used bridging with wireless, but I have assigned an ip > address to individual interfaces and it worked. YMMV. > > Mike > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
