[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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Ben Greear <greearb at candelatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com
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