Try 'brctl setfd br0 1' before you up the bridge?

On Sat, Feb 09, 2002 at 03:02:31AM -0500, Chris Leavoy wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I'm having a little difficulty with dhcp over the bridge. The problem is that the 
>bridge itself is a client of the dhcp server.  To my surprise, it *almost* works!  
>The clients behind the bridge are able to lease an ip from a dhcp server on the other 
>side of the bridge.  But unfortunately, the bridge machine itself is having problems 
>getting an IP.  When I run dhcpcd on the bridge interface, nothing seems to happen.  
>Oddly though, when I run dhcpcd on the actual interface, it can lease an ip just 
>fine.. but nothing works.  
> 
> I have a few questions:
> 
> Where can I go from here? Ideas? What could be wrong.
> Is this even possible?
> 
> Id rather not have to make another linux box out of spare parts to do just the 
>bridging if I can get away with it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris Leavoy
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