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Problem: 1 linux box 2 ethernet cards (1x SMC EZ 10/100, 1x 3Com Etherlink XL Combi) -The machine sees the ethernet cards, or at least seems to.
What I want to do is link the two cards together so that I can connect a thin ethernet (BNC adaptor) to the existing twisted pair network. Alternatively you might say that I want a hub with a BNC adapter - but I'm too cheap to buy one.
The other machines on the network are Macs, but this shouldn't be a problem as I just want to route data via the linux box. (Or am I totally mistaken here?)
I've tried a few things but nothing seems to work.
Is there a web page with this kind of problem covered? I've read through the ethernet howtos, but I'm not really sure what I'm looking for.
What you are trying to do is technically called a bridge. You want to bridge two networks together. One network is on eth0 and the other is on eth1. There are a couple bridging how-to's at www.linuxdoc.org
I currently run a linux box with three NIC's (eth0, eth1, and eth2). Only my goal was a little different. I had one network on eth1 and a different network on eth2. I didn't want them to be able to talk to each other, but I wanted both of them to be able to go through eth0 to access the internet. I used ipchains and masquerading to do it.
If what you want is a Router/NAT firewall for sharing an internet connection, then try LRP (linux router project) or the canned distros like Coyote Linux, or BBIagent...
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