Re: CVS commit: src/sys/net

[Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost>]

On 28/09/2020 11:52, Robert Elz wrote:
> I think I agree, but then I've always believed that it should be
> possible to config addrs on bridge interfaces, rather than the
> nonsense of requiring a tap (or now vether) interface in addition
> to whatever other (packet transmitting) interfaces are actually
> attached.
>
> What would you think about making a vbridge interface (or some name
> like that) that would be a combined bridge and vether in one driver?
> And simply not giving the vether a name (or an actual attachment) ...

Then we loose the ability to have a virtual network yes?
server -> vether0 -> bridge0 -> vether1 -> client

If we change to the model
server -> bridge_ether0 -> client

Then the packets never actually leave the interface rendering diagnostic via 
tcpdump useless or testing DHCP useless.

Roy