On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:45:51 +0100 filipe abrantes <filipe_abrantes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hello all: > > im trying to set up a bridge for ipv6, but i cant manage to get it > working, does someone have experience with this? Kernel version, and other info please. > i used the common : > > brctl addbr br0 > brctl addif br0 eth0 > brctl addif br0 eth2 > > then to set up the ip's i tried > > ifconfig eth0 inet6 add ::/0 There is no point in using ipv6, here it is just enabling the interfaces. ifconfig eth0 up or ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 does the same thing. > ifconfig eth2 inet6 add ::/0 > ifconfig br0 inet6 add 2020::2/128 > > and also tried(the above didnt work for me): > > removing all addresses from all bridged interfaces (even the link local > ones). What is the state of eth0, eth2, and br0? Does the bridge work for packets going through? Can you ping anything? What about doing a tcpdump on br0? > Another question: > > Is there any way i can set up a bridge and then block all level 2 > forwarding between the bridged interfaces? That is called bonding, use it instead of bridging. > I know it seems odd, but the idea was to have only one interface to > handle the other two - its good for ipv6 multicasting, that way you > dont need to bind sockets to all interfaces. > > > thanks a lot >
