RE: [Xen-devel] Problem with VLANs on tg3 NICs

[Nate Carlson <natecars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007, Ian Pratt wrote:
> I'm still a bit confused as to how the standard linux bridge can work 
> with VLAN trunks. With a 'real' Ethernet switch you have to enable which 
> VLANs you want to appear on a port. I'm not aware of the Linux bridge 
> having such functionality -- I thought you had to set up a separate 
> bridge for each VLAN then mux/demux them at the physical/virtual NICs.
You're thinking of VLAN-aware switches.. if you're using an unmanaged 
switch that doesn't have a concept of VLAN's (ie, the Linux bridging code, 
IIRC), it'll just pass the packet on, tags and all.
In theory, this should work. I have a feeling that the tg3 driver is 
indeed stripping the VLAN tags, but am not a coder, so I can't confirm 
that.. :(
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