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--- userdoc:tt-bridges [2012/10/21 13:31] – abelbeck
+++ userdoc:tt-bridges [2023/07/27 16:33] (current) – mkeuter
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 ====== Network-Bridges (BRIDGE0) ======
-When you setup a software network bridge in AstLinux, you need to careful to not lock out your network connection:
+!!Note:!! This is outdated documentation, since AstLinux starting with 1.3.10 (07/2020) dynamically adds VLAN and BRIDGE entries to the interface list.
-**Q:** When I enter ''BRIDGE0="eth0 eth3"'' in the user.conf and reboot, why is then ''eth0'' not reachable over the network ?
+----
-**A:** You would also need to set (temporarily)
+!!When you setup a software network bridge in AstLinux, you need to be careful to not lock out your network connection:!!
-  EXTIF="br0"
+**Q:** When I enter
+  BRIDGE0="eth0 eth3"
+in the ''user.conf'' and reboot, why is then ''eth0'' not reachable over the network ?
+**A:** If eth0 was on the external interface, you would also need to set (temporarily):
+  EXTIF="br0"
+**or** If eth0 was on the 1st internal interface:
+  INTIF="br0"
-in your ''user.conf''. Then after a reboot the (new) bridge will appear in the menu in the Network tab, select ''br0'' as normal and then remove the ''EXTIF'' entry in ''user.conf''.
+in your ''user.conf''. Then after a reboot the (new) bridge will appear in the menu in the Network tab, select ''br0'' as normal and then remove the ''EXTIF'' (or ''INTIF'') entry in ''user.conf''.
 I know, a little confusing, but it's the only way since we have nice little drop-down menus of the "current" active interfaces.