On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:05:01 -0500 "Elangovan, Anush" <anush@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is it possible to bridge multiple "tap" interfaces in Linux? > > When two tap interfaces are bridged together they are unable to "see" > each other but they can bridge to external Ethernet interfaces or the > hosts IP attached on the bridge. > > I saw some mention in the mailing list archives on bridging two user > space processes but it didn't seem to have any conclusion. I also > noticed some other wireless interfaces and tap interfaces are not able > to be bridged. > > http://lists.osdl.org/pipermail/bridge/2005-December/001215.html > > > So does the bridging code differentiate between the pseudo-devices > before making forwarding decisions? > > Thanks > Anush It could work now, since each tap should have it's own unique source address. But remember anything being bridge has to "look and feel" like a standard Ethernet for it to work. That means broadcast and address filtering has to work as well.
