The documentation for Bridge at http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/bridge says the following of setageing:
==== The aging time is the number of seconds a MAC address will be kept in the forwarding database after having received a packet from this MAC address. The entries in the forwarding database are periodically timed out to ensure they won't stay around forever. Normally there should be no need to modify this parameter, but it can be changed with (time is in seconds). # brctl setageing bridgename time Setting ageing time to zero makes all entries permanent. ==== However, according to my testing, this parameter actually turns MAC learning off; setting it to zero simply means that entries are never added to the table. Searching around the web reveals people with similar experiences. Is the documentation incorrect, or am I missing something? Thanks, Jeff _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
