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From: Alon Bar-Lev <alonbl@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Use brctl from bridge-utils or bridge from iproute2?
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 20:23:47
Message-Id: CAOazyz3LwYzxrx43B-Fri_Rzc3fhNrY3MhwBv8FeTv4O1XX1sg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Use brctl from bridge-utils or bridge from iproute2? by Miroslav Rovis
1 On 16 October 2016 at 23:19, Miroslav Rovis
2 <miro.rovis@××××××××××××××.hr> wrote:
3 > On 161016-09:33+0300, Alon Bar-Lev wrote:
4 >> On 16 October 2016 at 08:10, Miroslav Rovis
5 >> <miro.rovis@××××××××××××××.hr> wrote:
6 >> > On 161016-03:05+0000, Erik Mackdanz wrote:
7 >> >> Miroslav Rovis <miro.rovis@××××××××××××××.hr> writes:
8 >> > ...
9 >> >> > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Iproute2#iproute2_for_net-tools_swappers
10 >> >> >
11 >> >> > -- also notice that bridge in not in the swappers there --
12 >> >> I just added 'ip link set master'
13 >> >
14 >> > But that's not entirely correct, although only because the:
15 >> >
16 >> > brctl addbr
17 >> > brctl addif
18 >> >
19 >> > do not belong under "net-tools".
20 >> >
21 >> > You, or someone else, should make a separate table with the comparison
22 >> > of the bridge-utils (containing brctl) and iproute2's utilitiy bridge.
23 >> >
24 >> > And then probably also the usermode-utilities (containing tunctl) and
25 >> > whatever the iproute2's utilitiy is that replaces those.
26 >>
27 >> Hi,
28 >>
29 >> The non stable netirfc supports bridge via iproute2, please see [1]
30 >
31 > I do live with a ~amd64 (for long years by now)...
32 >
33 >> Regards,
34 >> Alon
35 >>
36 >> [1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Netifrc/Brctl_Migration
37 >>
38 > Thanks! I have taken notice.
39 >
40 > I hope the:
41 >
42 > /usr/share/doc/netifrc-0.4.0/net.example.bz2
43 >
44 > of netifrc package has been updated, ot will soon be updated as well,
45 > with tips for users who need lots of kind documentation like me ;-) !
46
47 Noted, added[1].
48
49 [1] https://github.com/gentoo/netifrc/pull/23
50
51 > I just looked it up, but it may be my lack of knowledge... I see brctl
52 > there, but am unsure if iproute2's bridge is supported... Sorry!
53
54 It is, see[2] :)
55
56 [2] https://github.com/gentoo/netifrc/pull/15
57
58
59 > (However, I've done my bridge configuration for now. More pressing
60 > issues elsewhere I have...)
61 >
62 > Regards!
63 > --
64 > Miroslav Rovis
65 > Zagreb, Croatia
66 > http://www.CroatiaFidelis.hr

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Re: [gentoo-user] Use brctl from bridge-utils or bridge from iproute2? Miroslav Rovis <miro.rovis@××××××××××××××.hr>