RE: [Xen-users] Re: bridge interface with (initially) no ports

["James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> >>> auto br-wan
> >>> iface br-wan inet static
> >>>  address x.y.z.254
> >>>  netmask 255.255.255.0
> >>   hwaddress ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
> >>>  bridge_maxwait 0
> >>>  bridge_ports none
> >>> up ip addr add 2002:xy:xfe:3::1/64 dev $IFACE
> >>>
> >>> but of course when the br-wan interface comes up, it has no mac
> >>> address because it has no ports yet to inherit a mac address from.
> >>
> >> Try adding the line above.
> >
> > SIOCSIFHWADDR: Cannot assign requested address
> >
> > I can't set a hardware address on a bridge, that's the whole
problem.
> 
> Maybe you want to assign a multicast address.  Ensure that the first
> octet is even (ie. 11:22:33:44:55:66 won't work, 12:22:33:44:55:66
> should).  This works for me.

I have been using 00:00:01:02:03:04

James

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