%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ bridge-utils The bridge-utils package contains a utility needed to create and manage bridge devices. This is useful in setting up networks for a hosted virtual machine (VM). &lfs75_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &bridge-md5sum; Download size: &bridge-size; Estimated disk space required: &bridge-buildsize; Estimated build time: &bridge-time; Additional Downloads Required patch: bridge-utils Dependencies Optional (to run tests) User Notes: Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the kernel if necessary: Networking support: Y Networking options: 802.1d Ethernet Bridging: M or Y Bridge Utilities Install bridge-utils by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;-linux_3.8_fix-1.patch && autoconf -o configure configure.in && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make Testing the results requires running the six shell scripts in the tools/ directory. Two of the tests require two ethernet ports. Some tests will not preserve the current network configuration. See tests/README for details. Now, as the root user: make install Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directories brctl None None Short Descriptions brctl is a program used to set up, maintain, and inspect the ethernet bridge configuration in the linux kernel. brctl