From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:58:20 -0700 From: Stephen Hemminger Message-ID: <20090617225820.6da02179@nehalam> In-Reply-To: <2e59e6970906172126x51a7b0c1k8320079bf2d8854b@mail.gmail.com> References: <4A3824E8.5010905@vodafone.it> <2e59e6970906172126x51a7b0c1k8320079bf2d8854b@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Bridge] bridge problem List-Id: Linux Ethernet Bridging List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: "richardvoigt@gmail.com" Cc: Paolo NOTARI , bridge@linux-foundation.org On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:26:40 -0500 "richardvoigt@gmail.com" wrote: > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Paolo NOTARI wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I have these two card that I'm trying to use in a bridge : > > > > nVidia Corporation MCP67 Ethernet (rev a2) > > Davicom Semiconductor, Inc. 21x4x DEC-Tulip compatible 10/100 Ethernet (rev > > 31) > > > > Bridge works if nvidia is the LAN side and Davicom on WAN side, but no way > > to get bridge working if nvidia is on LAN and Davicom on WAN - > > > I have no clue what you're talking about. The bridge logic treats all ports > exactly the same, except when it comes to spanning tree choosing one to shut > down when it detects a link. Beyond that, your "working" and "not working" > don't seem to be different. > > Are you sure you are using bridging, and not routing or NAT? > > > > > > > > Driver for Davicom is dmfe; with driver Tulip interface isn't even added to > > bridge > > > > Paolo > > Maybe one of the drivers (or providers) doesn't do promiscious mode and expects only a particular MAC address. --