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RE: [Openvpn-users] Multiple tap devices, multiple bridges??


  • Subject: RE: [Openvpn-users] Multiple tap devices, multiple bridges??
  • From: Micha Silver <Micha@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:13:36 +0200


> 
> 
> On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 10:15, Micha Silver wrote:
> 
> > Do I need to create separate bridges (br0, br1, etc) for 
> each tapX virtual
> > device?  
> 
> No, a bridge contains the devices more than one device and routes
> packets appropriately.

Thanks, Rob, that's what I needed to know.

> 
> You just need to create br0 and then do a brctl addif br0 
> tapX for each
> tap device to add it to the bridge.  From there a few packets 
> should let
> the bridge know what's up.
> 
> That is, of course, assuming you want to bridge all the connections in
> to a single bridge, as if they were all plugged in to the local LAN.

Yes, All the VPN connections need to get into the same LAN, but I will want
to firewall them differently. (Some need access to the whole LAN, some to
only certain hosts). Is this done with separate tapX firewall rules?

Cheers,
--Micha

> 
> Rob
> 

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