Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 15:30:54 +0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Pawel Tyll <ptyll@nitronet.pl> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VLAN and LLADDR. Message-ID: <CAJ-VmonN=JexsCs-MjnAVum9By84zrxVF9hEoxDOcVKp5pZFVw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <307826129.20111204065221@nitronet.pl> References: <307826129.20111204065221@nitronet.pl>
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On 4 December 2011 13:52, Pawel Tyll <ptyll@nitronet.pl> wrote: > Hi list, > > Having =A0a different MAC address on vlan interface and parent interface > requires enabling promiscuous mode. Is this a bug, or is it working as > intended? =A0Will =A0leaving =A0promiscuous =A0mode =A0enabled indefinite= ly hurt > performance on gigabit em interface? Hm, that's an interesting issue. How about writing a PR about it? You may find some hardware lets you program in a unicast filter or a set of local mac addresses, instead of a single station address. (I know I can do this with my atheros wifi nics, for example.) Adrian
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