Modify your MAC address? I think you can. -----ÓʼþÔ¼þ----- ·¢¼þÈË: bridge-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bridge-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] ´ú±í bridge-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ·¢ËÍʱ¼ä: 2006Äê3ÔÂ4ÈÕ 4:01 ÊÕ¼þÈË: bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Ö÷Ìâ: Bridge Digest, Vol 31, Issue 2 Send Bridge mailing list submissions to bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to bridge-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx You can reach the person managing the list at bridge-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Bridge digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: bridge MAC address (Stephen Hemminger) 2. RE: bridge MAC address (Levi Ariel-BAL023) 3. Re: bridge MAC address (Stephen Hemminger) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:31:02 -0800 From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [Bridge] bridge MAC address To: "Levi Ariel-BAL023" <ariel.levi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Message-ID: <20060302123102.04a82598@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 20:20:38 +0200 "Levi Ariel-BAL023" <ariel.levi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I have notice that the bridge gets the "lowest" MAC address of its > interfaces. > > Function: br_stp_recalculate_bridge_id() > > > > Is there a meaning behind this or not? > > > > Thanks, > > Ariel > It's part of the Spanning Tree Protocol in the 802.1d standard. In later kernels you can reset the address to be the same as any of the interfaces being bridged. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:03:04 +0200 From: "Levi Ariel-BAL023" <ariel.levi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: [Bridge] bridge MAC address To: "Stephen Hemminger" <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> Cc: bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Message-ID: <37A954DFE3784244A7831AF8412790B5D18ECF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Stephen, Thanks for your quick respond. What do you mean by "later kernels"? I curently use kernel 2.4.20 Can I add a ioctl that enables modifying the bridge MAC address? Thanks, Ariel -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:shemminger@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:31 PM To: Levi Ariel-BAL023 Cc: bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [Bridge] bridge MAC address On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 20:20:38 +0200 "Levi Ariel-BAL023" <ariel.levi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I have notice that the bridge gets the "lowest" MAC address of its > interfaces. > > Function: br_stp_recalculate_bridge_id() > > > > Is there a meaning behind this or not? > > > > Thanks, > > Ariel > It's part of the Spanning Tree Protocol in the 802.1d standard. In later kernels you can reset the address to be the same as any of the interfaces being bridged. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 07:38:09 -0800 From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [Bridge] bridge MAC address To: "Levi Ariel-BAL023" <ariel.levi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Message-ID: <20060303073809.2028af01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:03:04 +0200 "Levi Ariel-BAL023" <ariel.levi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Stephen, > > Thanks for your quick respond. > > What do you mean by "later kernels"? I curently use kernel 2.4.20 > Can I add a ioctl that enables modifying the bridge MAC address? > > Thanks, > Ariel > I think I added it for 2.6.15 ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge End of Bridge Digest, Vol 31, Issue 2 *************************************
