Re: Re: [Ebtables-user] bridge/ebtables interaction...
Jon Anderson <janderson-PLjm5N+tXOMV+D8aMU/[email protected]>
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Stephen Hemminger wrote: >That implies a bad bridge topology (not tree), so that can't be legal. >There can be only one (active) path to another node or the possiblities >of loops exist and bridging won't work! > > Bad bridge topology...or a hostile user. A user with physical access and the ability to change his/her mac address can bring down a network simply by snagging a MAC and sending packets through the bridge. jon ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005