Re: [leaf-wisp] Interesting routing problem

Gerry,

If the addresses are unused, why do you want to route them?

As soon as new machine is inserted, layer 3 bridging code will "see" it.

Gerry Weaver wrote:
> Hi Vladimir,
> 
> Sorry.. What I meant was the range of ip addresses that were not in use per
> "2." below. I guess I don't really care what method is used to get the thing
> working. The best solution would be if the point to point link were a
> transparent bridge. This would be a lot simpler. Have you, or anyone else,
> been able to get a link working that way?
> 
> BTW: I'm nearing completion on the network config library for the command
> line interface. I'll send it to you for your review when the code is
> complete.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Gerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vladimir Ivaschenko [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 3:48 AM
> To: Gerry Weaver
> Cc: Leaf-Wisp-Dist
> Subject: Re: [leaf-wisp] Interesting routing problem
> 
> 
> 
> What do you mean by "full block of available addresses"?
> 
> Another alternative is to VTUN. It will allow you to setup an Ethernet
> tunnel between two boxes. The drawback is the overhead (each Ethernet
> frame will be encapsulated into IP packet).
> 
> Gerry Weaver wrote:
> 
>>Hello All,
>>
>>I have come across a bit of a routing challenge. I need to do a point to
>>point link with 2 wisp-dist boxes. Here are the specifics.
>>
>>1. The wireless nics in the wisp-dist boxes do not support promiscuous
> 
> mode
> 
>>making a layer 2 bridge impossible.
>>2. The network currently has x.x.x.1-x.x.x.10 and x.x.x.250-x.x.x.254 in
>>use.
>>3. The CPEs are getting addresses via dhcp within the available range.
>>
>>I would like to setup a proxy arp bridge, but I need to route the full
> 
> block
> 
>>of available addresses. The wisp-dist boxes need to act as a transparent
>>bridge. I assume I could set up subnet for the three blocks of addresses,
>>but I'm no routing wizard. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Gerry
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