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Date:      Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:24:04 -0400
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Cc:        Rich Turner <rich@bitcrazed.com>
Subject:   Re: Errors in docs on Bridging?
Message-ID:  <201408111424.04697.jhb@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <BLU402-EAS2212FC4FF711371658F44A9D1F90@phx.gbl>
References:  <BLU402-EAS2212FC4FF711371658F44A9D1F90@phx.gbl>

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On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 5:17:26 pm Rich Turner wrote:
> Hi. I am relatively new to FreeBSD, and am trying to configure a FreeBSD =
VM=20
as a Filtering Bridge.
>=20
>=20
> I have been reading through the=20
>=20
>=20
> On the =E2=80=9CHow To Install=E2=80=9D page, section 2.2 states that =E2=
=80=98bridge_load=3D=E2=80=9DYES=E2=80=9D=E2=80=99=20
can be added to rc.conf. But in if_bridge(4) page, it states that=20
=E2=80=98if_bridge_load=3D"YES"=E2=80=99 should be added (along with =E2=80=
=98bridgestp_load=3D"YES"=E2=80=99).

The if_bridge manpage is referring to entries to place in /boot/loader.conf=
,=20
not /etc/rc.conf.  The module is called 'if_bridge', so 'if_bridge_load=3DY=
ES'=20
should be used fo rloader.conf.  I think it has a dependency on bridgestp s=
o=20
that you don't need to load it automatically.  OTOH, if you just list=20
'bridge0' in 'cloned_interfaces' then if_bridge is loaded for you=20
automatically and you don't need to set it in loader.conf at all.

Can you confirm which "How To Install" page you are looking at?  I couldn't=
=20
find a recommendation to set "bridge_load" in rc.conf in the Handbook or FA=
Q=20
on the main website.

=2D-=20
John Baldwin



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