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Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 09:08:34 +0200
From: Lars =?UTF-8?B?VMOkdWJlcg==?= <taeuber@bbaw.de>
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Subject: Re: [Bridge] which interface for IP address?
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Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> schrieb:
> On Wed, 5 May 2010 10:06:04 +0200
> Lars T=C3=A4uber <taeuber@bbaw.de> wrote:
>=20
> > Hi there,
> >=20
> > why do all the howtos set the ip address to the brigde? Isn't it also=
 possible to assign the address the real interface?
>=20
> No. packets get diverted to the bridge before IP processing.

Oh, I see. That's a reason to do it like it is written everywhere.

=20
> > What's the difference between assigning the address to the bridge and=
 assigning the address to the real interface contained by the bridge?
> >=20
>=20
> You end up with partial connectivity (send but not receive).


Thanks
Lars