RBridge - A Free Remote Ethernet Bridge for Linux

About RBridge:

RBridge is a Remote Ethernet Bridge solution for Linux. It connects two trusted Ethernet segments remotely using a bidirectional UDP tunnel. Packets are being forwarded transparently on Ethernet level.

RBridge runs on Linux and is setup easily in a few minutes. RBridge is distributed under a Freeware license at no software license fees.

WARNING: RBridge is a very powerful tool, which can compromise network security substantially. It's really like plugging two distinct networks together with a virtual Ethernet cable, so be careful and aware what you are doing :-) !

Downloading RBridge means that you agree to the RBridge Freeware End User License Agreement (please read it carefully).

RBridge 2.1 Released: Sun Dec 28 2008 RBridge-2.1-Linux-x86.tar.gz ( 13K ) MD5: f36ee33edef171d12389ba6f2309442f

RBridge 2.x Installation and Administration Manual RBridgeManual-Release2.pdf ( 275K )

Quick Setup:

Setup is very easy and consists of the following steps (as also explained in the manual):

• Download of the latest RBridge distribution
• Unpack with "tar xvfz RBridge-2.1-Linux-x86.tar.gz", the "rbridge" binary may then be started directly afterwards (there's no kernel configuration massage necessary !)
• Perform "rbridge eth0 nodeb.example.inlab.net" as root on node A supplying the FQDN or the IP address of node B
• Invoke RBridge also as root on node B accordingly with "rbridge eth0 nodea.example.inlab.net"
• the two LAN's are immediately connected or "bridged" (assuming that UDP communication with port 439 is not blocked between the nodes).
• That's it ... ! (Please RTFM, invoke "rbridge" with no arguments and/or try "help" within "rbridge -i" to learn more about the available options and commands)

Here's the Freshmeat.Net project information: www.freshmeat.net/projects/rbridge.

You may purchase RBridge Software Support here: RBridge Support Shop.

Email contact:

Please drop us an email if you have any questions at info@inlab.de.