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Date:      Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:27:11 +0200
From:      =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Sten_Daniel_S=F8rsdal?= <lists@wm-access.no>
To:        Dmitry Pryanishnikov <dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: if_rl VLAN support in RELENG_4
Message-ID:  <44B4882F.6060200@wm-access.no>
In-Reply-To: <20060705125957.T30599@atlantis.atlantis.dp.ua>
References:  <20060705125957.T30599@atlantis.atlantis.dp.ua>

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Dmitry Pryanishnikov wrote:
>=20
> Hello!
>=20
>   In RELENG_4, RealTek 8129/8139 driver rl(4) doesn't claim VLAN suppor=
t
> (when I assign vlandev rl0, my vlan device initially gets mtu 1496). In=

> modern (e.g. RELENG_6) systems if_rl claims native VLAN support. I've
> tried setting 'ifconfig vlan0 mtu 1500' for rl-based vlan device, and
> resulting interface Just Works (TM) (1500-byte packets trasmit and rece=
ive
> correctly via such a vlan). So is it safe to use vlan with 'vlandev rl0=
'
> and 'mtu 1500' in RELENG_4? Has anyone observed any ill-effects in such=

> a configuration? Would it be simple enough for if_rl in RELENG_4 to
> just announce native VLAN support to the system?
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> Sincerely, Dmitry

Not necessarily. I would assume, without looking, that you would also
need to enable oversized frame support.

--=20
Sten Daniel S=F8rsdal




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