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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:54:19 -0700
From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [Bridge] help needed regarding configuration for bridging
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On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:11:21 +0530
debasis das <fordebasis@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>         I have a Linux box with 3 interfaces eth0,eth1 and eth2.
>         Could anyone please let me know whether the following configuration
> would be valid :
> 
> *#brctl addbr br1
> #brctl addif br1 eth1
> #ifconfig br1 up
> # brctl show
> bridge name     bridge id               STP enabled     interfaces
> br1             8000.001000000007       no              eth1
> 
> 
> # brctl addbr br0
> # brctl addif br0 eth0
> # ifconfig br0 up
> # vconfig add br0 5
> # brctl addif br1 br0.5

A bridge can not be added to a bridge.

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