[olug] bridges

[Shawn L. Djernes]

Is the bridge already behind a NAT?

If so put the switch on the Ethernet interface and plug in your NAS. 

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Shawn L. Djernes 

On Oct 17, 2010, at 21:37, adam davis <radamdavis at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I only have one nic card going to the computer from the bridge. The other desktop I access using Windows live mesh ( I know that will get me shot for mentioning windows in a linux email). Also on the 2nd desktop is connected to the bridge.
> I am wondering if I put a second NIC into the desktop if that would then work with the NAS?
> 
> </Adam>
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> In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of
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> --- On Sun, 10/17/10, Shawn L. Djernes <shawn at djernes.org> wrote:
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> From: Shawn L. Djernes <shawn at djernes.org>
> Subject: Re: [olug] bridges
> To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> Cc: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> Date: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 9:21 PM
> 
> I will have to make a few assumptions here. 
> 
> 1.  You have Cable or DSL w/ more than one real (public) IP addresses. 
> 2. Your "Primary" PC has one interface connected to the modem. 
> 3. The second interface is bridged into a br0 type interface which is connected to the second computer. 
> 
> In today's world of expensive public IPv4 you have two options. 
> 
> 1. Use IPv4 NAT routing and masquerading. 
> 2. Use IPv6 world routable addresses with DNS. 
> 
> My preference would be to be to get a tunnel from http://tunnelbroker.net. Setup the tunnel on your bridge machine with RADVD. 
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> Hope this helps
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> Shawn L. Djernes 
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> On Oct 17, 2010, at 20:18, adam davis <radamdavis at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi fellow oluggers
>> I am using a bridge for my internet connection at my apartment. But I don't know much about them.
>> I am wanting to use a NAS too with an Ethernet port. But how would i need to go about using this in a network that uses a bridge for internet access.
>> I do have both a switch and a router that I can add to this.
>> Please advise.
>> 
>> </Adam>
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