Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 7.10

Chapter 15. Networking Programs

bridge-utils-1.5

Introduction to bridge-utils

The bridge-utils package contains a utility needed to create and manage bridge devices. This is useful in setting up networks for a hosted virtual machine (VM).

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.10 platform.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

bridge-utils Dependencies

Optional (to run tests)

Net-tools-CVS_20101030

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/bridge

Kernel Configuration

Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the kernel if necessary: 

[*] Networking support --->            [CONFIG_NET]
      Networking options --->
        <*/M> 802.1d Ethernet Bridging [CONFIG_BRIDGE]

Installation of bridge-utils

Install bridge-utils by running the following commands: 

patch -Np1 -i ../bridge-utils-1.5-linux_3.8_fix-2.patch &&
autoconf -o configure configure.in &&

./configure --prefix=/usr          &&
make

Testing the results requires running the six shell scripts in the tools/ directory. Two of the tests require two ethernet ports. Some tests will not preserve the current network configuration. See tests/README for details.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Configuring bridge-utils

Configuration Information

TBA

Contents

Installed Program: brctl
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

brctl

is a program used to set up, maintain, and inspect the ethernet bridge configuration in the linux kernel.

Last updated on 2016-09-05 17:31:16 -0700