Linux Ethernet Bridging - Apr 2007 - [Bridge] mac address

is there a way to set the mac address of a bridge?
How is the mac address determined on a bridge?



		
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:25:27 -0800 (PST)
Jeff Sadowski <jeff_sadowski@yahoo.com> wrote:
> is there a way to set the mac address of a bridge?
Not till 2.6.16.  In 2.6.16 mac address of bridge can be set with
ifconfig (or other tools) to any of the enslaved device address
> How is the mac address determined on a bridge?
The minimum of all the mac addresses of all the enslaved devices.
This is part of the STP code. Related to assigning bridge id.

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