[VLAN] VLAN through bridge

[stuge-vlan at cdy.org (Peter Stuge)]

On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 02:16:43AM +0200, ?ukasz Tylski wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to pass vlan tagged packets through linux bridge without
> success.
> 
> net diagram:
> 
> LAN --- eth0 - router A - eth1 with eth1.10 ---- br0 bridge ----
> eth1 with eth1.10 - router B - eth0 --- LAN
> 
> Is it possible to set tag 10 on router A, pass tagged packets
> through the bridge and "read" tagged packet on router B ?

The bridging code handles tagged packets, yes.


> I tried it but sth strange happend
[..]
> Is it OK or not ? All ethernet card are eepro100 (patched).

Please try the e100 driver instead, it does not need patching to
support VLANs.

Also, I do not clearly understand your configuration. Please just
specify the different ip, vconfig and brctl commands used on router A
and B, and tell us how you have connected them. (Please don't forget
IP address assignment.)


//Peter