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howtos:network_services:ethernet_bridging_with_openvpn [2018/03/11 21:30 (UTC)] – [Consolidation] bifferoshowtos:network_services:ethernet_bridging_with_openvpn [2018/03/13 00:56 (UTC)] (current) – [Bridging setup] bifferos
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 IPADDR[0]="" IPADDR[0]=""
 NETMASK[0]="" NETMASK[0]=""
-USE_DHCP[0]=yes"+USE_DHCP[0]="yes"
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 As I explained in the introduction, it's possible to test all this out without the 'Private server', and combine the function of 'Private Server' and 'Server gateway' in a single machine.  Read on to discover how. As I explained in the introduction, it's possible to test all this out without the 'Private server', and combine the function of 'Private Server' and 'Server gateway' in a single machine.  Read on to discover how.
  
-First thing to do is switch off the 'Private Server'.+First thing to do is switch off (power down) the 'Private Server'.
  
-Next, we need to now assign an ip address to our ethernet bridge on the 'Server Gateway'.+Next, we need to assign an ip address to our ethernet bridge on the 'Server Gateway'.
  
 <code> <code>
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-Note we assign an address to the bridge, not eth1!  Now we just need to run a dnsmasq instance on this br0 interface, to serve requests up to the VPN.  Much like the 'Private Server' config, /etc/dnsmasq.conf should look like this:+<note>we assign an address to the bridge, not eth1!</note> 
 +Now we just need to run a dnsmasq instance on this br0 interface, to serve requests up to the VPN.  Much like the 'Private Server' config, /etc/dnsmasq.conf should look like this:
  
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-At this point, rebooting the 'Private Client' should now get an IP address from the consolidated server, and that's really it.  However, I also changed the **old** 'Private Server' to dhcp to confirm it could also get an IP address from 'Private Server'+At this point, rebooting the 'Private Client' should now get an IP address from the consolidated server, and that's really it.  However, I also changed the **old** 'Private Server' to dhcp to confirm it could also get an IP address from 'Server Gateway'
  
  
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