Re :Re: Bridging LACP (802.3ad) frames not working

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Hi Ross,

Le 12 janv. 2010 16:23, Ross Vandegrift <ross@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> You can't bridge LACP - it doesn't even make sense.  LACP bundles must
>
> be between adjacent devices.  Moreover,  LACPDUs are destined for a
>
> bridge-management address that is prohibited from being bridged by
>
> 802.1D.
>

OK, I agree, it doesn't make sense, but I want to be transparent using bridging. I can't explain my idea :).

> What are you trying to accomplish?  If you want to transparently
>
> bridge with LACP channels, you should terminate the LACP bundles on
>
> the Linux box and bridge the bundles:
>
>
>
> eth0 \                          / eth2
>
>      bond0 ----- br0 ---- bond1
>
> eth1 /                          \ eth3
>

You mean I need to have four physical interfaces ?
I can't understand how too accomplish this.
Currently, I am doing :
brctl addif eth1
brctl addif eth2

> And then cable eth0/eth1 to one device and eth2/eth3 to the other.
How ?


Thanks !
JM
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