[Xorp-hackers] Doubt on VLAN implementation

Ben Greear greearb at candelatech.com
Tue Mar 25 09:23:19 PDT 2008


Suresh Kannan wrote:
>
>
>     (Yes, I'd like to just get the damn bikeshed painted so the code can
>     happen...)
>
>     Even once we solve this simple problem of how to invoke a thing,
>     we are
>     left with the problem of the manifestation of the thing. Currently
>     XORP
>     knows how to make VLANs for Linux and FreeBSD, and to deal with
>     that in
>     the FEA block's syntax.
>
>  
> This is interesting part i yet to peek into. Is there any plan to 
> extend XORP towards switching platform?. As above mentioned, XORP 
> understand VLAN for linux and its mac-based. Implementing XORP for 
> learning of MACS and other L2 functions, would help people to try out 
> switching side and would explore possibilites of MPLS/Metro oriented 
> use cases as BMS mentioned.
In linux, you could just use a bridge device and add the proper VLAN 
interfaces
(and other non-tagged interfaces) to the bridge.

Bridge devices are another place where the current iface/vif CLI 
commands do not
map well, btw.

Thanks,
Ben

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