From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lennert Buytenhek Subject: Re: [Bridge] Bridge & it's MAC address question Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:04:29 +0100 Message-ID: <20061215160429.GC12679@xi.wantstofly.org> References: <200610301527.15018.dim@openvz.org> <20061030072837.51177183@localhost.localdomain> <20061215131908.GC11579@xi.wantstofly.org> <20061215075236.321e6a07@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Dmitry Mishin , netdev@vger.kernel.org, bridge@osdl.org Return-path: Received: from alephnull.demon.nl ([83.160.184.112]:57892 "EHLO xi.wantstofly.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752789AbWLOQEb (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:04:31 -0500 To: Stephen Hemminger Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20061215075236.321e6a07@localhost.localdomain> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org [ dropped subscriber-only openvz.org list ] 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.