[Voyage-linux] Building Bridges-scripts

[Giorgio Ducci]

Hi Andrew,

no problem here it is. I just read Punky message and I'm going to read the 
doc link because I think there is a more elegnt way to do it. Anyway 
herefollowing the two scripts:
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/etc/network/interfaces:
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# Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or
# /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information.

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
         address 0.0.0.0
         netmask 0.0.0.0
         broadcast 0.0.0.0
         network 0.0.0.0

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/etc/init.d/wireless
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#! /bin/sh
#
# This script starts the atheros wireless cards and execute
# "iwconfig" for wireless configuration and bridge command.
#
# Version:      @(#)WIFI for Atheros 01-July-2005  author (me)
#

# iwpriv wlan0 mode 3
iwpriv mode 3
iwconfig ath0 mode master
iwconfig ath0 essid WHATEVER
iwconfig ath0 enc off
iwconfig ath0 rate auto
# iwconfig txpower auto
iwconfig ath0 channel 1
ifconfig ath0 0.0.0.0 up

# iwconfig ath1 mode master
# iwconfig ath1 essid WAP-A
# iwconfig ath1 enc off
# iwconfig ath1 rate auto
# ifconfig ath1 0.0.0.0 up

brctl addbr br0
brctl addif br0 eth0
brctl addif br0 ath0
# ifconfig eth0 up # if it's not already up by network script in 
/ETC/NETWORK/INTERFACES
ifconfig br0 192.168.1.200 # i.e. give an IP address for SSH is useful ;-)
ifconfig br0 up
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Putting all the commands in the "interfaces" script did not work for me.
Well, it works fine now, the bridge is up and you can ping and SSH to it. 
If I come up with something more elegant (thanks to Punky doc) I will post 
here.
cheers
Giorgio


>Would you share you scripts with me? I seem to still be getting errors.
>
>Thanks,
>  _
>/-\ ndrew
>
>On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 07:28 +1100, Giorgio Ducci wrote:
> > Hi ANdrew,
> >
> > I had the same problem as you. I do not know why but apparently in
> > debian/voyage you cannot configure a bridge at the same as interfaces in
> > the same script  ::p
> > What I made it is a separate script the /etc/init   directory with a
> > symlink in rc2.s to start at boot after all other scripts. it's a trick 
> not
> > very clean, I know but in this way it works fine. I am not an expert so I
> > just workaround that. If you have only one bridge in the network it is
> > useful to turn off Spanning Tree with ==> brctl stp br0 off.
> > By the way, could you please explain to me how did you solve the 
> problem of
> > FC4 and voyage install? I did not so ....
> > Cheers
> > Giorgio
> >
> > >I am having some trouble building a bridge with voyage-0.2pre1.
> > >
> > >Here is my /etc/network/interfaces file:
> > >
> > ># Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or
> > ># /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information.
> > >auto lo
> > >iface lo inet loopback
> > >
> > >iface br0 inet static
> > >      address 192.168.254.20
> > >      netmask 255.255.255.0
> > >      broadcast 192.168.254.255
> > >
> > >iwconfig wlan0 essid testing mode master
> > >ifconfig wlan0 0.0.0.0 up
> > >ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 up
> > >
> > >brctl addbr br0
> > >brctl addif br0 eth0
> > >brctl addif br0 wlan0
> > >ifconfig br0 up
> > >
> > >
> > >When I issue a /etc/init.d/networking restart command I get this error:
> > >
> > >Setting up IP spoofing protection: rp_filter.
> > >Enabling packet forwarding...done.
> > >Reconfiguring network interfaces.../etc/network/interfaces:13: duplicate
> > >option
> > >ifdown: couldn't read interfaces file "/etc/network/interfaces"
> > >/etc/network/interfaces:13: duplicate option
> > >ifup: couldn't read interfaces file "/etc/network/interfaces"
> > >done.
> > >
> > >Any ideas on how to make my interfaces file work?
> > >
> > >
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