From: Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@amorsen.dk>
To: Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>,
bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [Bridge] RFC: Simple Private VLAN impl.
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:48:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3vdn1aili.fsf@ursa.amorsen.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OFEA0D61B2.8B351FDC-ONC12575D3.0034AA26-C12575D3.00354697@transmode.se> (Joakim Tjernlund's message of "Fri\, 12 Jun 2009 11\:41\:55 +0200")
Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se> writes:
> Add them to a bridge and the bridge will pass pkgs between them, right?
Of course.
> However no real switch I know would do that because they are on
> the same physical interface.
True, and this is very problematic.
> I think the bridge needs to check the physical interface too and don't
> forward pkgs back on the same physical interface.
Certainly not. Real-world configurations are made impossible by doing
that.
Linux doesn't need to limit itself to the myopic views of traditional
switch designers. Their hardware is broken, ours isn't.
/Benny
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-06-12 9:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-06-10 13:32 [Bridge] RFC: Simple Private VLAN impl Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-10 14:45 ` Stephen Hemminger
2009-06-10 15:32 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-10 16:27 ` Ross Vandegrift
2009-06-10 17:09 ` Joakim Tjernlund
[not found] ` <OF4422F49E.33BDAF5C-ONC12575D1.005C802A-C12575D1.005E38A3@LocalDomain>
2009-06-11 12:50 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-11 14:22 ` Ross Vandegrift
2009-06-11 14:48 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-11 16:12 ` Ross Vandegrift
2009-06-11 19:43 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-11 21:04 ` Benny Amorsen
2009-06-11 23:10 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-11 23:44 ` Ross Vandegrift
2009-06-11 19:51 ` Daniel Robbins
2009-06-11 23:58 ` Ross Vandegrift
2009-06-12 0:15 ` Daniel Robbins
2009-06-12 3:56 ` Ross Vandegrift
2009-06-12 9:17 ` Benny Amorsen
2009-06-12 9:41 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-12 9:48 ` Benny Amorsen [this message]
2009-06-12 11:03 ` Marek Kierdelewicz
2009-06-12 11:45 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-12 12:52 ` Ross Vandegrift
2009-06-12 13:09 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-12 13:19 ` richardvoigt
2009-06-12 13:47 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-12 19:31 ` richardvoigt
2009-06-12 21:32 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-12 23:54 ` Benny Amorsen
2009-06-13 14:58 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2009-06-13 4:29 ` richardvoigt
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