| This version of the bridge utilities is for Linux 2.4 and 2.6, |
| it uses the sysfs interface if possible on Linux 2.6. |
| |
| The code repository is: |
| git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shemminger/bridge-utils.git |
| |
| Advantages of the new code are: |
| - Support for multiple bridge port groups (i.e. multiple independent |
| bridges in one machine). |
| - Each bridge is seen as a logical device, which allows you to do |
| firewalling between port groups for example. |
| - Everything is dynamic; bridges are created dynamically using the |
| userspace configuration tool, ports are 'enslaved' dynamically, etc. |
| - It is being actively maintained. |
| - It uses a hash table for MAC addresses, not an AVL tree. |
| - It's small (currently 4 pages of i386 code) and modular. |
| - The source isn't a mess. |
| - It works as a module. |
| |
| |
| If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please send email to |
| the mailing list bridge@linux-foundation.org |
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| Files in this package: |
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| AUTHORS Authors of this package |
| |
| COPYING The GNU General Public License. |
| |
| Makefile Recursive Makefile. |
| |
| README This file. |
| |
| brctl/ The userspace bridge configuration tool. |
| |
| bridge-utils.spec |
| A .spec file for Red Hat package building. "rpm -tb |
| <tar.gz file>" ought to give you a .RPM file. |
| |
| doc/ Some documentation files. |
| |
| libbridge/ The bridge configuration interface library. |
| |
| misc/ Miscellaneous utilities. |
