> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Lowell Gilbert > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 4:36 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: notebook multi-homed question > > > "Robert Ken Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hello, > > This is probably a common hardware configuration. I have a > wireless > > NIC in my notebook and a built-in NIC. My wireless NIC is 10 times > > slower than my built-in NIC so I prefer to just plug in the > built-in > > NIC when I can. > > > > I would like to have them both going to the same router. In my > > Windows partition I have a "Network Bridge" to bridge together the > > NICs. The soft bridge has its own IP address. The > advantage is that I > > don't have to configure anything or do anything. It just works. Is > > there a software bridge like this in FreeBSD? > > if_bridge(4) should do most of what you need, and even > implements spanning tree, but it might take a little work to > make sure that the wired connection gets the traffic when present... > > -- > Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area > http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/251 - Release > Date: 2/4/2006 > > Thanks Lowell. It seems like you are the only one who replied. I tried if_bridge(4) but I don't think I got the configuration right, and Worse I ended up blowing out my wireless NIC... it no longer is able to ping local IP addresses but I can still surf the Internet.
So for me I'm out of it. But for others is there a HOWTO? This has got to be a common problem for notebook and laptop users with a built-in NIC and a built-in or cardbus wireless NIC. Thanks in advance for any replies. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.6/257 - Release Date: 2/10/2006 _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
