Linux Ethernet Bridging - Apr 2007 - [Bridge] Passing vlan tagged packets through linux bridge(2.6.19)

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From: kasra kangavari <kasra_kng@yahoo.com>
To: fulvio.ricciardi@zeroshell.net
Subject: Re: [Bridge] Passing vlan tagged packets through
linux bridge(2.6.19)
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 00:16:12 -0800 (PST)
> Dear Fulvio
>   
>   I wanna know if your linux box ethernets are 1000 or 100
> ?
>  and are you sure about kernels < 2.6.15 that large tagged
> packets correctly forward ?
I use ZeroShell that is a Linux distribution for servers and
embedded devices and I remember when I tested it with older
kernel than the 2.6.15 one it correctly worked with bridges
and  large 802.1q tagged packets. I don't remember exactly 
the kernel release (2.6.12 2.6.13 2.6.14) but I am sure It
worked fine.
I used 3com 3c905c e Intel e100 10/100mb interfaces whose
kernel modules work fine with VLAN.
I have also tried  to bridge TAP devices by using OpenVPN
software to obtain a layer 2 VPN bridged to fast ethernet
interfaces which successfully tunneled 802.1q VLANs.


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