Suresh Kannan wrote: > > > (Yes, I'd like to just get the damn bikeshed painted so the code can > happen...) > > Even once we solve this simple problem of how to invoke a thing, > we are > left with the problem of the manifestation of the thing. Currently > XORP > knows how to make VLANs for Linux and FreeBSD, and to deal with > that in > the FEA block's syntax. > > > This is interesting part i yet to peek into. Is there any plan to > extend XORP towards switching platform?. As above mentioned, XORP > understand VLAN for linux and its mac-based. Implementing XORP for > learning of MACS and other L2 functions, would help people to try out > switching side and would explore possibilites of MPLS/Metro oriented > use cases as BMS mentioned. In linux, you could just use a bridge device and add the proper VLAN interfaces (and other non-tagged interfaces) to the bridge.
Bridge devices are another place where the current iface/vif CLI commands do not map well, btw. Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com _______________________________________________ Xorp-hackers mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.ICSI.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/xorp-hackers
