On Wed, 28 May 2008 23:03:29 -0700 "Ritesh Majumdar" <ritesh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello, > > Thanks for putting such a nice document in net on Linux bridge. actually > I am working on integrating Linux bridge module with embedded OS which > is running Linux. It is very important for me to know maximum number of > MAC addresses Linux bridge can hold (I am using kernel 2.6.20).my > requirement is about 10000 MAC addresses learning capacity in forwarding > table. > > Is it possible for kernel to learn 10000 MAC addresses ...?? > > Hope someone will help me out with this, after looking through web over > two days I couldn't find any solution yet. > > Many Thanks, > Ritesh. > _______________________________________________ > Bridge mailing list > Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge The only limitation is kernel memory, so 10000 doesn't seem that large. Easy enough to test it and find out (using a script or various DoS tests). _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
