Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: VLAN switching in linux kernel... | From | David T Hollis <> | Date | Fri, 19 Dec 2003 07:45:58 -0500 |
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On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 07:13, Madhavi wrote: > Hi, > > I have a doubt regarding the VLAN operation of the Standard Linux kernel > (linux-2.4.20). > > My network setup is something like this: > > ---+---------------+------ VLAN ID 200 > |eth0.200 |eth0.200 > +------+ +------+ > | HA | |Router| > +------+ +------+ > |eth1.300 > -----------+-------------- VLAN ID 300 > |eth0.300 > +------+ > | HB | > +------+ > > When I send ping packets from HA to HB over the interface eth0.200, is > possible for the Router (using linux-2.4.20 with CONFIG_8021Q option) to > switch packets from VLAN 200 to VLAN 300? > > Is this VLAN switching functionality supported by the standard linux kernel? > Is there some extra configuration, some patches or sources that can support > this feature for linux? > > I would be a great help to me if someone could answer this or give some > pointers to this? > > Thanks & Regards > Madhavi. >
You would route between the two VLANs. They are two different broadcast domains, you need to route them at Layer 3. HA would have a route or default gw pointed at ROUTER which has IP forwarding turned on and you should be able to hit HB.
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