bridge-utils

   link   - Bridge port.

   fdb    - Forwarding Database entry.

   mdb    - Multicast group database entry.

   vlan   - VLAN filter list.

fdb

  • Contain known MAC addresses on a link

Find fdb entry of the specified mac addrs

  • brctl findmac $client_mac

  • We can move ip address from interface to bridge interface for connecting all the interface under bridge

    $(brctl addbr $br)
    $(brctl ifconfig $interface 0)
    $(brctl addif $br $interface)
    $(ip addr add $ip/$netmask $br)

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