Hello,

>> I think the bridge needs to check the physical interface too and
>> don't
>> forward pkgs back on the same physical interface.

>Certainly not. Real-world configurations are made impossible by doing
>that.
>Linux doesn't need to limit itself to the myopic views of traditional
>switch designers. Their hardware is broken, ours isn't.

I second Benny Amorsen's opinion. Such scenario is in production use in
my network. You may call it "bridge on the stick" (analogy to "router on
the stick").

Cheers,
Marek Kierdelewicz
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