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1.4 KiB
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45 lines
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This version of the bridge utilities is for Linux 2.4 and 2.6,
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it uses the sysfs interface if possible on Linux 2.6.
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The code repository is:
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git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shemminger/bridge-utils.git
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Advantages of the new code are:
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- Support for multiple bridge port groups (i.e. multiple independent
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bridges in one machine).
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- Each bridge is seen as a logical device, which allows you to do
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firewalling between port groups for example.
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- Everything is dynamic; bridges are created dynamically using the
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userspace configuration tool, ports are 'enslaved' dynamically, etc.
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- It is being actively maintained.
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- It uses a hash table for MAC addresses, not an AVL tree.
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- It's small (currently 4 pages of i386 code) and modular.
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- The source isn't a mess.
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- It works as a module.
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If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please send email to
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the mailing list bridge@linux-foundation.org
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Files in this package:
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AUTHORS Authors of this package
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COPYING The GNU General Public License.
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Makefile Recursive Makefile.
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README This file.
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brctl/ The userspace bridge configuration tool.
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bridge-utils.spec
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A .spec file for Red Hat package building. "rpm -tb
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<tar.gz file>" ought to give you a .RPM file.
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doc/ Some documentation files.
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libbridge/ The bridge configuration interface library.
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misc/ Miscellaneous utilities.
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