# Re: 2.6.37 regression: adding main interface to a bridge breaks vlan interface RX

- From: Jesse Gross \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-02-23 01:35:12 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2011/02/10864621
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2011/01/3666045/t.md

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On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:22 AM, chriss [ref] wrote:
> Nicolas de Pesloüan <nicolas.2p.debian <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I think you should have a look at ebtables command, in particular, the
> BROUTING chain of broute
>> table. If this chain ask the packet to be dropped, then bridge will ignore it
> and give a chance to
>> the upper layer to use it. Upper layer might be IP, or in your particular
> setup, VLAN.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>>       Nicolas.
>
> Thank you very much for the ebtables hint.
>
> I also tried to add the vlan to my bridge device but only droping the vlan
> tagged paket with ebtables got it working.
>
> I'm not sure if this is the wanted behavior for bridging vlan actions.
> ..or my network setup is just to ..f%%%'ed up?!

It should work even without ebtables (running vlan on top of bridge,
not side by side).  I'll try to look at this in the next couple of
days.
```