Re: [Openvpn-users] Routed VPN cannot connect to bridge on same host

[Timothy B. <T.E...@me...>]

Schley Andrew Kutz wrote:

> I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 server. My /etc/network/interfaces is:
> 
> # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
> # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
> 
> # The loopback network interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
> 
> # The primary network interface
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
>         address 192.168.0.2
>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>         network 192.168.0.0
>         broadcast 192.168.0.255
>         gateway 192.168.0.1
>         # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if
>         # installed
>         dns-nameservers 192.168.0.1
>         dns-search lostcreations.local
> 
> auto eth1
> iface eth1 inet static
>         address 192.168.0.5
>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>         network 192.168.0.0
> 
> auto br0
> iface br0 inet static
>         address 192.168.0.3
>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>         network 192.168.0.0
>         bridge_ports eth2
>         bridge_fd 0
>         bridge_maxwait 0
>         bridge_stp off

You have three interfaces with the same network address, this is not allowed 
unless they are externally bridged.