This How-To guides you to run your Linux box with Squid in a transparent bridge mode.
Let us face some facts. Not everybody, especially a small office network or a small home network can afford a Cisco catalyst switch. To replicate the features of a sophisticated switch like a Cisco catalyst switch, we can setup a Linux box with more than 2 network interfaces to run in bridging mode. Or more simply, a Linux bridged box having switching capabilities.
A bridge is a way to connect two Ethernet segments together in a protocol independent way. Packets are forwarded based on Ethernet address, rather than IP address (like a router). Since forwarding is done at Layer 2, all protocols can go transparently through a bridge. (more…)
