[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       linux-bridge
Subject:    Re: [Bridge] Local MAC addresses destined packets
From:       Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh () gnu ! org>
Date:       2000-10-11 22:50:01
[Download RAW message or body]

Hi,

sorry this took a while. Could you try included patch?


greetings,
Lennert


--- br_input.c.old      Thu Oct 12 00:44:58 2000
+++ br_input.c  Thu Oct 12 00:48:55 2000
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
        br->statistics.rx_bytes += skb->len;

        skb->dev = &br->dev;
-       skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
        skb->mac.raw = skb->data;
        skb_pull(skb, skb->nh.raw - skb->data);
        skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, &br->dev);
+       skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
        netif_rx(skb);
 }



On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, [iso-8859-1] Cédric Rivard wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> While testing bridge whith several interface without arp resolution and static mac \
> adressing, I encountered  problems with packets destined to MAC adresses of \
> interfaces enslaved to a bridge interface ( other than the first one ) . Those \
> addresses are recognized as local adresses by brctl but the bridge seems to drop \
> them . 
> Does anyone know something about this problem ?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> C. Rivard
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Bridge mailing list  -  Bridge@openrock.net
> http://openrock.net/mailman/listinfo/bridge
> 


[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]