[Voyage-linux] Re: Bridging LAN ports

[Thomas Mueller]

On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:32:07 +0000, Dave Rush wrote:


> I have an Alix 2.c3 and I would like to bridge the two lan ports. I have
> no wireless installed, btw.
> 
> Do these instructions apply, and what modifications are necessary to
> apply it to
> 
> just eth1 and eth2?
> 
> http://wiki.voyage.hk/dokuwiki/doku.php?
id=how_do_i_make_a_bridge_with_voyage
> 
> Do I need to do anything in particular to the eth1 and 2 configurations
> in
> 
> ifconfig?

to configure bridging you have only to change the /etc/network/interfaces 
file like described in your link. the init scripts will do the "magic" 
setting up the bridge.

- Thomas