On 02/03/2012 11:56 PM, Robert Spangler wrote: > On Friday 03 February 2012 09:10, the following was written: > >> On 02/03/2012 08:07 AM, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Having a 4 NIC server, I want to bridge eth2 and eth3, with a bridge >> > named br0. >> > >> > Searching the web I only found about creating a file >> > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-br0, but did not find where to >> > explicitely list what ports will be bridged. >> > >> > Where is it configured? >> > >> > Thank you. >> >> All packets appear on both interfaces, unless you use ebtables/iptables to >> restrict them. > Really? Only hubs present packets to all interfaces. Linux work as a router > not a hub. > A network bridge connects multiple network segments at the data link layer (Layer 2) of the OSI model. In Ethernet networks, the term bridge formally means a device that behaves according to the IEEE 802.1D standard. A bridge and a switch are very much alike; a switch being a bridge with numerous ports. Switch or Layer 2 switch is often used interchangeably with bridge. -- Stephen Clark *NetWolves* Director of Technology Phone: 813-579-3200 Fax: 813-882-0209 Email: steve.clark at netwolves.com http://www.netwolves.com