From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 12 15:10:53 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 926A316A418 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:10:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from gaia.nimnet.asn.au (nimbin.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.45.143]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B38D413C45D for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:10:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from localhost (smithi@localhost) by gaia.nimnet.asn.au (8.8.8/8.8.8R1.5) with SMTP id CAA11235; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:10:48 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:10:47 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith To: "Bruce M. Simpson" In-Reply-To: <475FD764.8090402@FreeBSD.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Randy Bush , freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ifconfig: BRDGADD vr1: Invalid argument X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:10:53 -0000 On Wed, 12 Dec 2007, Bruce M. Simpson wrote: > My shot from the hip, although I'm pretty much away from this stuff at > the moment. > > Randy Bush wrote: > > # ifconfig bridge0 addm ath0 addm vr1 up > > ifconfig: BRDGADD ath0: Invalid argument > > > ath0 is IFT_ETHER, so it should be OK to attach it to the bridge -- > although you won't > get the 802.11 frames bridged. > > Could be that for whatever reason, bridge fails to put ath into > promiscuous mode. Try turning on the dev.ath.0.debug sysctl taps and/or > watch what src/tools/tools/ath/athdebug/athdebug.c does... My last shot in the dark before They Who Know if_bridge get back from the nightclub .. Randy, just to rule ath in or out as prime suspect, does it come up right if you only specify the vr interfaces? cheers, Ian