Package: bridge-utils Version: 1.4-5ubuntu2 When trying to bridge 2 NICs that support a MTU of 9000 I couldn't find a way to properly do it other than relying on "post-up" scripts. The problem is that /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/bridge calls "ifconfig ethX up" for all the bridged ports instead of using "ifup ethX".
If the if-pre-up.d script is changed to use "ifup" I think the following configuration in /etc/network/interfaces would make sense : iface eth0 inet manual mtu 9000 iface eth1 inet manual mtu 9000 auto br0 iface br0 inet static address 192.168.170.14 netmask 255.255.255.0 bridge_ports eth0 eth1 For the above configuration to work, the "inet manual" type should first support setting the mtu. Right now, the workaround looks like this : auto br0 iface br0 inet static address 192.168.170.14 netmask 255.255.255.0 bridge_ports eth0 eth1 post-up ifconfig eth0 mtu 9000 post-up ifconfig eth1 mtu 9000 The proposed configuration is opened to suggestions as maybe that would make more sense to support a mtu directive in the bridge configuration stanza (which would tentatively set the mtu of all devices part of the bridge). Regards, Simon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
