Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:29:48 -0700 From: Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> To: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Subject: Re: questions on if_bridge and if_tap Message-ID: <51CDC80C.7070709@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <CAGBxaXnVms5nLihEE7EgOLs0MsUM9nvM%2BLwd0s8s=BekfM=Ydg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAGBxaXnVms5nLihEE7EgOLs0MsUM9nvM%2BLwd0s8s=BekfM=Ydg@mail.gmail.com>
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> 1. Is there a upper limit on the number of bridges and/or taps and if > so what is it? The if_index field for an interface is 16 bits so I guess there may be an upper bound of 64K. That might start to stretch limits of FreeBSD in other areas. > 2. Does each tap need a corresponding bridge or can they all go > through the same bridge? They can all go through the same bridge if that's what you want (the same broadcoast domain). later, Peter.
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