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Subject: Re: [Bridge] Bridge & it's MAC address question
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To: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
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On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 07:52:36AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:

> > > The bridge physical address is the minimum of all the attached devices.
> > > This is done because the STP standard requires it.  You can reset it
> > > to be the same as any of the attached devices. This will not cause a
> > > problem unless using STP.
> > 
> > You can in fact use any MAC address.  The STP standard recommends using
> > the minimum address, as that is deterministic, and so it doesn't depend
> > on the order in which you enslave subdevices.
> 
> So should restriction be lifted?

We should definitely allow users to override the MAC address of a
bridge interface.


> Please update wiki page FAQ, or I'll do it

Please do.