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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Linux bridge-code for something like BATMAN
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Am 2011-06-15 21:22, schrieb Marek Lindner:
> Hi,
>
>> I know bridging is not routing but I was thinking since some time if it
>> is possible to modify the linux bridge-code for forwarding layer2
>> packets according to the rules of some routing algorithm. This means the
>> bridge would not learn mac addresses from ARP protocol any longer but
>> from a daemon. The result would be a layer2 mesh routing like BATMAN does.
> if you want something like BATMAN why not simply using BATMAN ? Or you are
> trying to understand the difference between standard bridging and BATMAN ?
>
> Regards,
> Marek
>

unfortunately I am stuck with an older kernel where I can't use BATMAN. 
And everytime I am dealing with linux bridge configuration this idea 
comes into my mind.

At the moment it's just an idea but before starting some experiments I 
would like to get some feedback.

Regards,
Franz