Hi all, I set up a software bridge, and according to the Arch wiki[1] and the old ebtables website[2], I could set up BROUTING settings for speeding up traffic to the bridge itself. However, my experience made me doubt if I'm supposed to do that: # ebtables -V ebtables 1.8.4 (nf_tables) # ebtables -t broute -L ebtables v1.8.4 (nf_tables): table `broute' is incompatible, use 'nft' tool. # ebtables-legacy -V # (I think this is a NixOS package for the pre nftable tools) ebtables v2.0.11 (legacy) (December 2011) # ebtables-legacy -t broute -L Bridge table: broute Bridge chain: BROUTING, entries: 0, policy: ACCEPT So, with the legacy version seemingly working: # ebtables-legacy -t broute -A BROUTING -d 92:12:1f:09:e4:a5 -j redirect --redirect-target DROP But this made me lose all my connectivity, which fortunately returned immediately after deleting the rule. I also couldn't find any mentions about "brouting" in the nftables wiki, or on this mailing list, after the year 2007. So, is brouting a thing anymore? Am I not supposed to do it? Is there a modern alternative? [1]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_bridge#Speeding_up_traffic_destinated_to_the_bridge_itself [2]: http://ebtables.netfilter.org/examples/basic.html#ex_speed With kind regards, Pyry Kontio
