[5f6ab32] | 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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| 7 | <!ENTITY bridge-download-http "&sourceforge-repo2;/projects/bridge/files/bridge/bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;.tar.gz">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY bridge-download-ftp " ">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY bridge-md5sum "ec7b381160b340648dede58c31bb2238">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY bridge-size "36 KB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY bridge-buildsize "1 MB">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY bridge-time "less than 0.1 SBU">
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| 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <sect1 id="bridgeutils" xreflabel="bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;">
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| 16 | <?dbhtml filename="bridge-utils.html"?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <sect1info>
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| 19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 21 | </sect1info>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <title>bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;</title>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <indexterm zone="bridgeutils">
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| 26 | <primary sortas="a-bridgeutils">bridge-utils</primary>
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| 27 | </indexterm>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 30 | <title>Introduction to bridge-utils</title>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <para>The <application>bridge-utils</application> package contains a utility
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| 33 | needed to create and manage bridge devices. This is useful in setting up
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| 34 | networks for a hosted virtual machine (VM).</para>
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| 35 |
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[b91aa96] | 36 | &lfs78_checked;
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[5f6ab32] | 37 |
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| 38 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 39 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 40 | <listitem>
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| 41 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&bridge-download-http;"/></para>
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| 42 | </listitem>
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| 43 | <listitem>
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| 44 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&bridge-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 45 | </listitem>
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| 46 | <listitem>
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| 47 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &bridge-md5sum;</para>
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| 48 | </listitem>
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| 49 | <listitem>
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| 50 | <para>Download size: &bridge-size;</para>
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| 51 | </listitem>
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| 52 | <listitem>
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| 53 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &bridge-buildsize;</para>
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| 54 | </listitem>
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| 55 | <listitem>
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| 56 | <para>Estimated build time: &bridge-time;</para>
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| 57 | </listitem>
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| 58 | </itemizedlist>
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| 59 |
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[0f79fa20] | 60 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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| 61 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 62 | <listitem>
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| 63 | <para>
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| 64 | Required patch:
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| 65 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;-linux_3.8_fix-1.patch"/>
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| 66 | </para>
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| 67 | </listitem>
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| 68 | </itemizedlist>
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| 69 |
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[5f6ab32] | 70 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">bridge-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 71 |
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| 72 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional (to run tests)</bridgehead>
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| 73 | <para role="optional">
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[0d7900a] | 74 | <xref linkend="net-tools"/>
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[5f6ab32] | 75 | </para>
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| 76 |
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| 77 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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| 78 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/bridge"/></para>
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| 79 |
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| 80 | </sect2>
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| 81 |
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[a23aa7b] | 82 | <sect2 role="kernel" id='bridgeutils-kernel'>
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| 83 | <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
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| 84 |
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| 85 | <para>Enable the following options in the kernel configuration
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| 86 | and recompile the kernel if necessary:</para>
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| 87 |
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[ac38e9dc] | 88 | <screen><literal>[*] Networking support ---> [CONFIG_NET]
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| 89 | Networking options --->
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| 90 | <*/M> 802.1d Ethernet Bridging [CONFIG_BRIDGE]</literal></screen>
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[a23aa7b] | 91 |
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| 92 | <indexterm zone="bridgeutils bridgeutils-kernel">
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| 93 | <primary sortas="d-bridgeutils">Bridge Utilities</primary>
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| 94 | </indexterm>
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| 95 |
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| 96 | </sect2>
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| 97 |
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[5f6ab32] | 98 | <sect2 role="installation">
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[a23aa7b] | 99 | <title>Installation of bridge-utils</title>
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[5f6ab32] | 100 |
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[a23aa7b] | 101 | <para>Install <application>bridge-utils</application> by running the following
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[5f6ab32] | 102 | commands:</para>
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| 103 |
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[0f79fa20] | 104 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;-linux_3.8_fix-1.patch &&
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| 105 | autoconf -o configure configure.in &&
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| 106 | ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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[5f6ab32] | 107 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 108 |
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| 109 | <para>Testing the results requires running the six shell scripts in
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[0d7900a] | 110 | the <filename class='directory'>tools/</filename> directory.
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[73006114] | 111 | Two of the tests require two ethernet ports. Some tests
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[5f6ab32] | 112 | will not preserve the current network configuration. See
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| 113 | <filename>tests/README</filename> for details.</para>
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| 114 |
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| 115 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 116 |
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| 117 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 118 |
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| 119 | </sect2>
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| 120 |
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| 121 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 122 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 123 |
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| 124 | <segmentedlist>
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| 125 | <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
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| 126 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 127 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 128 |
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| 129 | <seglistitem>
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| 130 | <seg>brctl</seg>
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| 131 | <seg>None</seg>
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| 132 | <seg>None</seg>
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| 133 | </seglistitem>
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| 134 | </segmentedlist>
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| 135 |
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| 136 | <variablelist>
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| 137 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 138 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 139 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 140 |
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| 141 | <varlistentry id="brctl">
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| 142 | <term><command>brctl</command></term>
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| 143 | <listitem>
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| 144 | <para>is a program used to set up, maintain, and inspect the
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| 145 | ethernet bridge configuration in the linux kernel. </para>
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| 146 | <indexterm zone="bridgeutils brctl">
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| 147 | <primary sortas="b-brctl">brctl</primary>
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| 148 | </indexterm>
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| 149 | </listitem>
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| 150 | </varlistentry>
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| 151 |
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| 152 | </variablelist>
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| 153 |
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| 154 | </sect2>
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| 155 |
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| 156 | </sect1>
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