From: Bart De Schuymer <bdschuym@pandora.be>
To: Jean-Michel Hautbois <jhautbois@gmail.com>
Cc: bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [Bridge] [ebtables]Explanation of the packet flow...
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:53:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B51A8A0.2080202@pandora.be> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8cad0aa1001150016n46d622b4wd806440a84d91a54@mail.gmail.com>
Jean-Michel Hautbois schreef:
> Hi everybody !
>
> I am trying to understand the "PacketFlow.png" image from the website.
> I have several misunderstanding, especially on the "Bridging Decision" circles.
>
> I would like to understand which way a packet takes when the rule on
> -A INPUT -j ACCEPT is on, for example. When looking at the packet
> flow, I would say it is going to the "routing decision" circle, but, I
> am not sure...
>
>
It is handed to the IP layer, which includes a routing decision.
> I would also like to understand what is necessary in order to have a
> packet transparently directed from one interface to the other. I would
> say that only the "-A FORWARD -j ACCEPT" rule is necessary, but
> Wireshark doesn't agree with me...
>
>
Ebtables is used to filter bridged traffic. You can't use ebtables to
direct a packet to another interface.
Bart
--
Bart De Schuymer
www.artinalgorithms.be
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-16 11:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-01-15 8:16 [Bridge] [ebtables]Explanation of the packet flow Jean-Michel Hautbois
2010-01-16 11:53 ` Bart De Schuymer [this message]
2010-01-16 17:48 ` Jean-Michel Hautbois
2010-01-16 18:10 ` Bart De Schuymer
2010-01-17 17:26 ` Jean-Michel Hautbois
2010-01-17 17:47 ` Bart De Schuymer
2010-01-17 18:14 ` Jean-Michel Hautbois
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