[VLAN] Issue with Vlans and bridges

[james.harper at bendigoit.com.au (James Harper)]

> 
> I'm doing bridging between vlans without any rules, I use debian, here
is
> how I setup my bridge interfaces:
> auto br954
> iface br954 inet static
>         address 10.193.79.1
>         netmask 255.255.255.255
>         bridge_ports eth0.954 eth1.1955
>         bridge_maxwait 0
> 
> The IP on the bridge is irrelevant, it was needed for the ifup to
work.
> This bridges traffic between the two vlans without any rules in
etables.
> I'm using this to translate vlan numbers between different L2 domains.
> Both eth0 and eth1 go to switches with tag ports. No untagged packets
come
> to eth0 or eth1.
> On one box I have over 50 bridges, and it just works.
> 

Hmmm... what network cards are you using? I think some un-tag the
packets in hardware...

James