Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 13:35:34 +0100 From: Lexi Winter <ivy@freebsd.org> To: Ronald Klop <ronald-lists@klop.ws> Cc: net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bridge new vlan and iftagged "none" Message-ID: <aLmHlktUUOI-jHjo@amaryllis.le-fay.org> In-Reply-To: <fc8f742f-aac5-4ae5-9c21-f1eac507c21b@klop.ws> References: <481902534.1074.1756977663370@localhost> <aLlvcpTEz4oZVQEe@amaryllis.le-fay.org> <1a91faca-69ef-410d-95ad-2d371c84f759@klop.ws> <aLl7rXaaR_7tosAU@amaryllis.le-fay.org> <aLmAB3iiaOQ5obGA@amaryllis.le-fay.org> <fc8f742f-aac5-4ae5-9c21-f1eac507c21b@klop.ws>
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--DsUVz4jczTEAnUCM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Ronald Klop: > NB: I don't know if my setup fits your setup in relation to where > "host" traffic originates. My bridge does not have an IP address > itself. in this case the problem i identified probably doesn't affect you, but it would still be useful to know that the changes don't break your configuration. > I prefer to add an epair for local traffic. this is a perfectly reasonable configuration, but if you're using VLAN filtering, have you considered using SVIs instead? i.e., ifconfig bridge0.1 create # interface on vlan 1 ifconfig bridge0.3 create # interface on vlan 3 this gives you an interface attached to a specific VLAN on the bridge, meaning you can assign host addresses to this interface (which is a vlan(4)) instead of putting the addresses on the bridge itself. > I like this setup as IMHO it mimics more how a host is connected to a switch. the SVI is more like how you would configure this on the switch itself, so it's up to you, but it does save having to create both epair and vlan interfaces to communicate on different vlans on the bridge. --DsUVz4jczTEAnUCM Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEABYKAB0WIQSyjTg96lp3RifySyn1nT63mIK/YAUCaLmHkwAKCRD1nT63mIK/ YB96AP9iQjUpfWAm0rSVR2BjzHu/c5CMAhbCRQOVEyNz3XRvswD/Qanj1xCvq6zZ SnsYT2C+KhY7XNdymY4duy9ebZsdyAs= =/xXl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --DsUVz4jczTEAnUCM--
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