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$Id: README,v 1.1.1.4 2003/10/14 08:09:37 sparq Exp $
Hi there!
In this package you'll find the new-and-improved linux ethernet
bridging code. I (Lennert Buytenhek) rewrote the linux bridging code
over the last few months because the old code was a big mess and
nonextensible.
Snapshots of the new code are published at:
http://openrock.net/bridge and
ftp://openrock.net/bridge
Advantages of the new code are:
- Support for multiple bridge port groups (i.e. multiple independent
bridges in one machine).
- Each bridge is seen as a logical device, which allows you to do
firewalling between port groups for example.
- Everything is dynamic; bridges are created dynamically using the
userspace configuration tool, ports are 'enslaved' dynamically, etc.
- It is being actively maintained.
- It uses a hash table for MAC addresses, not an AVL tree.
- It's small (currently 4 pages of i386 code) and modular.
- The source isn't a mess.
- It works as a module.
If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please visit
http://openrock.net and look for the bridge mailing list. Or
mail me directly at buytenh@openrock.net.
Have fun!
Lennert Buytenhek
<buytenh@openrock.net>
Files in this package:
AUTHORS Authors of this package
COPYING The GNU General Public License.
Makefile Recursive Makefile.
README This file.
brctl/ The new-and-improved userspace bridge configuration
tool.
bridge-utils.spec
A .spec file for Red Hat package building. "rpm -tb
<tar.gz file>" ought to give you a .RPM file.
doc/ Some documentation files.
libbridge/ The bridge configuration interface library.
misc/ Miscellaneous utilities.
scripts/ A directory containing some shell scripts for setting
up bridge configurations that I use for testing.
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