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

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

> 
> > 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.

James

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