Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb: > On Wed, 5 May 2010 10:06:04 +0200 > Lars Täuber <taeuber@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > why do all the howtos set the ip address to the brigde? Isn't it also possible to assign the address the real interface? > > No. packets get diverted to the bridge before IP processing. Oh, I see. That's a reason to do it like it is written everywhere. > > What's the difference between assigning the address to the bridge and assigning the address to the real interface contained by the bridge? > > > > You end up with partial connectivity (send but not receive). Thanks Lars _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
