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On Mon, 2015-08-10 at 15:20 -0400, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: |
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> On Monday, August 10, 2015 8:59:27 AM Cor Legemaat wrote: |
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> > On Thu, 2015-08-06 at 23:41 -0400, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: |
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> > > On Thursday, August 06, 2015 7:04:27 AM Cor Legemaat wrote: |
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> > > > On Wed, 2015-08-05 at 01:00 -0400, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: |
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> > > > > On Tuesday, August 04, 2015 8:18:43 PM Cor Legemaat wrote: |
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> > > > > > On Sun, 2015-08-02 at 19:56 -0400, Fernando Rodriguez |
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> > > > > > wrote: |
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> > > > > > > On Sunday, August 02, 2015 11:12:07 PM Mick wrote: |
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> > > > > > > > On Sunday 02 Aug 2015 22:04:41 Fernando Rodriguez |
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> > > > > > > > wrote: |
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> > > > > > > > > On Sunday, August 02, 2015 1:29:50 PM Mick wrote: |
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> > > > > > > > > > On Sunday 02 Aug 2015 01:50:21 Fernando Rodriguez |
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> > > > > > > > > > wrote: |
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> > > > > > > > > > > Hello, |
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> > > > > > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > > > > > After installing hostapd I can successfully |
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> > > > > > > > > > > connect |
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> > > > > > > > > > > to |
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> > > > > > > > > > > the |
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> > > > > > > > > > > AP, I can |
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> > > > > > > > > > > get DHCP from it, but I cannot access the network |
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> > > > > > > > > > > through it |
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> > > > > > > > > > > (neither |
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> > > > > > > > > > > lan or internet). |
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> > > > > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > > > > This sounds like a (network) routing problem, |
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> > > > > > > > > > rather |
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> > > > > > > > > > than a |
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> > > > > > > > > > hostapd |
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> > > > > > > > > > issue. |
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> > > > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > > > It looks like that, but if I stop iptables |
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> > > > > > > > > completely on |
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> > > > > > > > > the |
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> > > > > > > > > router all |
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> > > > > > > > > unicast traffic still works in the lan (both wired |
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> > > > > > > > > and |
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> > > > > > > > > through |
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> > > > > > > > > an external |
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> > > > > > > > > AP), so if I connect to the hostapd AP with iptables |
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> > > > > > > > > off, |
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> > > > > > > > > shouldn't I at |
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> > > > > > > > > the very least be able to ping the wireless |
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> > > > > > > > > interface on |
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> > > > > > > > > the |
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> > > > > > > > > router? |
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> > > > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > > > I also tried with only the following rule which |
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> > > > > > > > > enables |
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> > > > > > > > > internet |
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> > > > > > > > > access to |
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> > > > > > > > > all wired workstations and through external AP: |
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> > > > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > > > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o enp0s8 -j |
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> > > > > > > > > MASQUERADE |
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> > > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > > You should probably specify the local subnet, so that |
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> > > > > > > > multicast packets are |
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> > > > > > > > not sent out to the Internet, e.g.: |
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> > > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o enp0s8 -s |
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> > > > > > > > 192.168.1.0/24 |
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> > > > > > > > ! -d |
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> > > > > > > 192.168.1.0/24 |
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> > > > > > > > -j MASQUERADE |
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> > > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > > (Change 192.168.1.0/24 to suit your LAN subnet) |
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> > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > I'm not actually using that rule except as a minimal |
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> > > > > > > setup |
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> > > > > > > for troubleshooting |
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> > > > > > > this issue. My actual rules do specify the subnet. |
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> > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > > Also have you enabled ip forwarding in your kernel: |
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> > > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > > sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 |
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> > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > Yes, it is an existing router that works perfectly except |
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> > > > > > > for the hostapd AP. |
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> > > > > > > My current setup is as follows: |
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> > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > Internet -> Gentoo Router -> Switch -> AP |
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> > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > Where AP is a wifi router with routing features disabled. |
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> > > > > > > Never had |
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> > > > > > > problems |
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> > > > > > > with it. Now I installed hostapd on "Gentoo Router" and |
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> > > > > > > everything |
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> > > > > > > else still |
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> > > > > > > works fine except when I connect to the hostapd AP. Even |
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> > > > > > > with only |
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> > > > > > > that minimal |
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> > > > > > > iptable rule or no rules at all. |
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> > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > > Thanks, |
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> > > > > > > |
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> > > > > > Probably /dev/random depleated, try enable your hardware |
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> > > > > > rng |
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> > > > > > or sys- |
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> > > > > > apps/haveged test with `cat |
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> > > > > > /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail` |
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> > > > > > |
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> > > > > > Regards: |
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> > > > > > Cor |
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> > > > > |
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> > > > > Thanks. II did get an error about depleted entropy at some |
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> > > > > point when starting |
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> > > > > hostapd but I went ahead and installed haveged and it still |
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> > > > > doesn't work. It |
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> > > > > doesn't even work when configured as an open AP. I checked |
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> > > > > the kernel config and |
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> > > > > I had VLAN support disabled. I've rebuilt it but can't |
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> > > > > reboot right now. Maybe |
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> > > > > it's required even though I'm not using VLANs? |
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> > > > > |
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> > > > Is there an IP configured on the interface or the bridge of |
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> > > > that interface? |
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> > > |
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> > > Yes |
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> > > |
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> > > > Can you ping your gateway? |
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> > > |
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> > > No...I can ping it locally or remotely when I connect through |
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> > > the external AP |
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> > > but not through hostapd. |
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> > > |
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> > > > If I'm correct dhcp uses |
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> > > > broadcast but you need a valid gateway IP switchable on mac |
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> > > > layer. |
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> > > > |
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> > > > Does it stay connected? |
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> > > |
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> > > Yes |
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> > > |
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> > > > I have a problem with a link between hostapd |
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> > > > and a mikrotik device on 802.11a where I needed to patch |
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> > > > hostapd to get it to stay connected. But that should show in |
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> > > > hostapd debug logs. Mine is still running on hostapd-2.3 |
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> > > > because if I update and screw it my internet is broken, if |
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> > > > that's your problem I will search for my notes and mail it. |
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> > > |
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> > > Tried hostapd-2.3 too, same thing. |
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> > > I will try it on a laptop with a more recent adapter tomorrow to |
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> > > rule that |
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> > > out. |
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> > > |
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> > > > Regards: Cor |
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> > > |
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> > If you stay connected I would assume your hostapd setup and key is |
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> > correct, otherwise you wouldn't receive a dhcp answer. That must |
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> > be an IP config/iptables problem but very difficult to help if I |
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> > can't see your setup. |
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> > |
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> > Regards: |
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> > Cor |
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> I used only this rule for testing: |
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> iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o enp0s8 -j MASQUERADE |
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> I tested on a laptop and the same setup works with one minor issue, |
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> bringing |
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> up the wireless interface creates a routing table entry that tries |
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> to route |
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> LAN traffic through the wireless interface so I can't access the |
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> wired LAN or |
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> internet (since it has to go through the gateway) until I delete it |
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> manually, |
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> but I can still access the laptop through the wireless interface. |
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> Other than that the differences are that the laptop uses ath9k |
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> whereas the |
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> router uses ath5k and the router uses the gentoo-sources-3.18.12 and |
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> laptop |
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> currently has 4.0.6 from git. |
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> |
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Wat is the output of: |
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* for table in filter nat mangle raw security; do echo Table\ |
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$table: && iptables -t $table -L -v --line-numbers; done |
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* ifconfig -a |
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* ip route show |
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* brctl show |
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Regards: |
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Cor |