Subject: Re: bridge devices
To: None <brook@biology.nmsu.edu>
From: David Ferlier <david@netbsd-fr.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/12/2003 22:14:28
Hi,

This is a pseudo device, so you need to manually create it. Just do:

ifconfig bridge0 create

David

On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 02:00:36PM -0600, brook@biology.nmsu.edu wrote:
> I am trying to get ethernet bridging to work with a 1.6.1 kernel.  I
> have the "pseudo-device	bridge" line in my kernel config file.
> However, no briding devices are evident with either ifconfig or
> brconfig.  I sort of expected to see a bridge0 device somewhere.
> 
> How does one actually use the bridging capability?
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Cheers,
> Brook
> 

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