On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:26:22 +0100 Rolf Fokkens <rolf.fokkens@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All, > > Despite of what Stephen explains, I'm having the problem Michiel > describes as well. I have a bridge br2 containing 1 (but potentially > more) tap interface for kvm. Windows 7 VM doesn't like the bridge mac > address to change, so I try to make it fixed. > > ifconfig br2 hw ether 02:00:00:00:01:02 > > Interface br2 becomes instantly unreachable from the VM (via the tap > interface). No arp response or anything else. > > So, Michiel's claim seems to be true: the bridge mac address should > apparently be one of the bridge interfaces. But I don't see the logic, > this seems like a bug to me. > > kernel is Fedora kernel-2.6.35.9-64.fc14.x86_64. > > Cheers, > > Rolf The address you change the address, it is like you changed the MAC address of a card on the network. Windows ARP cache is no longer valid and has to time out. _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
