From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
To: sleon@sleon.dyndns.org
Cc: bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [Bridge] linux bridge does not bridge bpdu packets
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:50:11 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <462B9243.6070804@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <60846.193.196.136.17.1177202163.squirrel@sleon.dyndns.org>
Roman Glebov wrote:
> Hallo,
>
> i have here transparent linux based bridge.
>
> The problem is : all stp packets which come to one side of the Bridge are
> not forwarded to the other side. Which distrubs stp when this device is
> put inbetween of two stp capable devices.
> It forwards all traffik through it.
> Normal udp/tcp traffik is forwarded.
>
> I switched stp on it "off" so it does not participate in Spanning tree
> communications.
>
> It is a very simple setup :
> br0 with eth0 and eht1 as ports. without any additional firewall rules.
>
>
> I am using 2.6.18-4-686 debian kernel(testing).
>
> i even did setfd br0 0.
>
>
> What am i doing wrong ?
>
> Do i need to use ebtables to explicitely forward the traffic?
>
Turn on STP in the bridge, it will then receive process and send it's
own STP BPDU's.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-04-22 16:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-04-22 0:36 [Bridge] linux bridge does not bridge bpdu packets Roman Glebov
2007-04-21 23:20 ` Cameron Schaus
2007-04-22 10:15 ` Roman Glebov
2007-04-22 16:50 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2007-04-23 9:53 ` Roman Glebov
2007-04-23 13:52 ` Roman Glebov
2007-04-23 23:56 ` Stephen Hemminger
2007-04-25 6:55 ` [Bridge] " Benny Amorsen
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