The bridge physical address is the minimum of all the attached devices.
This is done because the STP standard requires it. You can reset it
to be the same as any of the attached devices. This will not cause a
problem unless using STP.
You can in fact use any MAC address. The STP standard
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:19:08 +0100
Lennert Buytenhek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 07:28:37AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
Could somebody explain, why bridge uses minimal MAC of the attached
devices?
It makes this address instable, variable during bridge
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On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 07:52:36AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
The bridge physical address is the minimum of all the attached devices.
This is done because the STP standard requires it. You can reset it
to be the same as any of the
