2010/1/13 Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxx>: > On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:04:48 -0500 > Ross Vandegrift <ross@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 09:40:30PM +0000, jhautbois@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >> > This is exactly the problem. >> > But, sounds like it is not possible... ? >> >> You could run a custom version of the bridge driver to enable bridging >> of frames sent to the bridge-management MAC addresses. Some folks >> have talked about doing similar things to enable bridging of STP. >> >> Doing that with STP makes a bit more sense to me (since there are >> valid networks that could be constructed that way). But you'll be >> breaking a pretty fundamental assumption of LACP.... > > Recent kernels will forward link local frames as long as STP is disabled. > Older kernels will not. > > The assumption is that if STP is enabled, then it will be managing > control plane. Well, I have a 2.6.31 kernel. And LACP is not forwarded, even when STP is disabled. I don't understand what you mean ? JM _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
