Re: HEADS UP: 15.0-CURRENT, change to bridge(4) might break some network configurations with “Invalid argument”

On Monday, May 19, 2025 6:09:08 PM UTC Patrick M. Hausen wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> > Am 19.05.2025 um 19:28 schrieb Paul Vixie <[email protected]>:
> > 
> > If we move all member ifaddrs to the bridge itself, then will arp requests
> > always have to be broadcast on all member interfaces? If so this is
> > intolerable from a security perspective, a complete nonstarter.
> I am not quite sure I follow.
> 
> A bridge by definition creates a single broadcast domain
> so any frame with a layer 2 broadcast destination address
> must necessarily be flooded to all member ports.

thanks for reminding me that bridges don't have supernets. sorry for the 
noise.

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Paul Vixie