auto-addm new tap device to existing bridge ...

[Mario Lobo]

On Sunday 23 November 2008 02:22:02 Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> Is this possible?
>
> I'm using qemu, and when I start it up, it auto-create a tap device if one
> isn't available ... but, having that tap device not attached to the bridge
> that does exist doesn't help much ... if there some flag I can set, or
> sysctl value, that will have the new tap device attach itself to an
> existing bridge device?
>
> thanks ...

in /etc/rc.conf, add:

autobridge_interfaces="bridge0"   <-- whatever you called your bridge
autobridge_bridge0="tap0 tap1 [tapn..]"
cloned_interfaces="bridge0"

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