source: networking/netprogs/bridgeutils-systemd.xml@ c1cacc30

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  <!ENTITY bridge-size          "36 KB">
  <!ENTITY bridge-buildsize     "1 MB">
  <!ENTITY bridge-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
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<sect1 id="bridgeutils" xreflabel="bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="bridge-utils.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="bridgeutils">
    <primary sortas="a-bridgeutils">bridge-utils</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to bridge-utils</title>

    <para>The <application>bridge-utils</application> package contains a utility
    needed to create and manage bridge devices.  This is useful in setting up
    networks for a hosted virtual machine (VM).</para>

    &lfs75_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&bridge-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&bridge-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &bridge-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &bridge-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &bridge-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &bridge-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Required patch:
          <ulink url="&patch-root;/bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;-linux_3.8_fix-1.patch"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">bridge-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional (to run tests)</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="net-tools"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/bridge"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="kernel" id='bridgeutils-kernel'>
    <title>Kernel Configuration</title>

    <para>Enable the following options in the kernel configuration
    and recompile the kernel if necessary:</para>

<screen><literal>Networking support: Y
  Networking options:
    802.1d Ethernet Bridging: M or Y</literal></screen>

    <indexterm zone="bridgeutils bridgeutils-kernel">
      <primary sortas="d-bridgeutils">Bridge Utilities</primary>
    </indexterm>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of bridge-utils</title>

    <para>Install <application>bridge-utils</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;-linux_3.8_fix-1.patch &amp;&amp;
autoconf -o configure configure.in                      &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr                               &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>Testing the results requires running the six shell scripts in
    the <filename class='directory'>tools/</filename> directory.
    Two of the tests require two ethernet ports.  Some tests
    will not preserve the current network configuration.  See
    <filename>tests/README</filename> for details.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>brctl</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="brctl">
        <term><command>brctl</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a program  used to set up, maintain, and inspect the
          ethernet bridge configuration in the linux kernel.  </para>
          <indexterm zone="bridgeutils brctl">
            <primary sortas="b-brctl">brctl</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>