https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/SMB-bridge-mode/m-p/67371#M2590 <P>I think it is required for the traffic inspection to work. You cannot eliminate that. It is even written in the manual:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>"Traffic in a bridge is always monitored and inspected by the appliance."</EM></P> Thu, 14 Nov 2019 04:41:51 GMT HristoGrigorov 2019-11-14T04:41:51Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/SMB-bridge-mode/m-p/67364#M2587 <P>How to deploy bridge mode SMB 790 appliance.</P><P>We created bridge and added two interfaces. But it must configure IP address and subnet mask. I don't want to configure any IP address on the bridge. I just want to layer 2 bridging. Just bridge external interface and internal interface.&nbsp;</P><P>How to do it.?</P> Thu, 14 Nov 2019 02:51:54 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/SMB-bridge-mode/m-p/67364#M2587 Baasanjargal_Ts 2019-11-14T02:51:54Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/SMB-bridge-mode/m-p/67371#M2590 <P>I think it is required for the traffic inspection to work. You cannot eliminate that. It is even written in the manual:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>"Traffic in a bridge is always monitored and inspected by the appliance."</EM></P> Thu, 14 Nov 2019 04:41:51 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/SMB-bridge-mode/m-p/67371#M2590 HristoGrigorov 2019-11-14T04:41:51Z