[ posted to freebsd-net@freebsd.org 2010-10-28 ]
I believe I have now found the answer to my problem.
The rule is simple: You cannot bridge a Desktop virtual NIC. The
reason for this, I believe so far, is that Parallels have only implemented
a simplified version of bridging on their bridged netw
[ posted to freebsd-net@freebsd.org 2010-10-27 ]
More weirdness. Pinging from 192.168.0.2 (Mac OS X) to 192.168.0.220
(VPN client) and monitoring em0 on 192.168.0.8 (the VPN server bridge), I find
that each ping request generates two ICMP echo replies to two different
ethernet addresses. Here is t
Summary
To make a ping from a OpenVPN client using TAP work, I have to set the
bridge interface manually using "ifconfig bridge0 static tap0 "
on the server.
My setup
Host 3dosexp
IP 192.168.0.220 on tap0
FreeBSD 8.1, OpenVPN client using tap0 interface
This is a Virtual Machine on Parallels Des
