Jonathan Tripathy a écrit : >>>>> However, in the /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf folder, I >>>>> don't see my "public" bridge, only the private one. Incidently, the >>>>> private one is the only bridge in my system that has an IP address >>>>> asigned to it... >>>>> >>>> Ok. May I ask what is your kernel version ? Older than 2.6.21 ? >>>> >>> Linux xx.xx.xx.xx 2.6.18-194.8.1.el5xen #1 SMP Thu Jul 1 19:41:05 EDT >>> 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >>> >> As I expected. A change occured in 2.6.21, recent kernels automatically >> link interfaces to the IP stack. >> > So in my case, am I at a disadvantage On the contrary, the old behaviour is an advantage if you don't want an interface to participate in IP operation. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html