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NAME
bridge - show / manipulate bridge addresses and devices
SYNOPSIS
bridge [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT { COMMAND | help }
OBJECT := { link | fdb | mdb | vlan | vni | monitor }
OPTIONS := { -V[ersion] | -s[tatistics] | -n[etns] name | -b[atch] filename | -com[pressvlans] | -c[olor]
| -p[retty] | -j[son] | -o[neline] }
bridge link set dev DEV [ cost COST ] [ priority PRIO ] [ state STATE ] [ guard { on | off } ] [ hairpin
{ on | off } ] [ fastleave { on | off } ] [ root_block { on | off } ] [ learning { on | off } ] [
learning_sync { on | off } ] [ flood { on | off } ] [ hwmode { vepa | veb } ] [ bcast_flood { on
| off } ] [ mcast_flood { on | off } ] [ mcast_max_groups MAX_GROUPS ] [ mcast_router
MULTICAST_ROUTER ] [ mcast_to_unicast { on | off } ] [ neigh_suppress { on | off } ] [
neigh_vlan_suppress { on | off } ] [ vlan_tunnel { on | off } ] [ isolated { on | off } ] [
locked { on | off } ] [ mab { on | off } ] [ backup_port DEVICE ] [ nobackup_port ] [ backup_nhid
NHID ] [ self ] [ master ]
bridge link [ show ] [ dev DEV ] [ master DEVICE ]
bridge fdb { add | append | del | replace } LLADDR dev DEV { local | static | dynamic } [ self ] [ master
] [ router ] [ use ] [ extern_learn ] [ sticky ] [ src_vni VNI ] { [ dst IPADDR ] [ vni VNI ] [
port PORT ] [ via DEVICE ] | nhid NHID }
bridge fdb [ [ show ] [ br BRDEV ] [ brport DEV ] [ vlan VID ] [ state STATE ] [ dynamic ] ]
bridge fdb get [ to ] LLADDR [ br BRDEV ] { brport | dev } DEV [ vlan VID ] [ vni VNI ] [ self ] [ master
] [ dynamic ]
bridge fdb flush dev DEV [ brport DEV ] [ vlan VID ] [ src_vni VNI ] [ nhid NHID ] [ vni VNI ] [ port
PORT ] [ dst IPADDR ] [ self ] [ master ] [ [no]permanent | [no]static | [no]dynamic ] [
[no]added_by_user ] [ [no]extern_learn ] [ [no]sticky ] [ [no]offloaded ] [ [no]router ]
bridge mdb { add | del | replace } dev DEV port PORT grp GROUP [ src SOURCE ] [ permanent | temp ] [ vid
VID ] [ filter_mode { include | exclude } ] [ source_list SOURCE_LIST ] [ proto PROTO ] [ dst
IPADDR ] [ dst_port DST_PORT ] [ vni VNI ] [ src_vni SRC_VNI ] [ via DEV ]
bridge mdb show [ dev DEV ]
bridge mdb get dev DEV grp GROUP [ src SOURCE ] [ vid VID ] [ src_vni SRC_VNI ]
bridge mdb flush dev DEV [ port PORT ] [ vid VID ] [ src_vni SRC_VNI ] [ proto PROTO ] [ [no]permanent ]
[ dst IPADDR ] [ dst_port DST_PORT ] [ vni VNI ]
bridge vlan { add | del } dev DEV vid VID [ tunnel_info TUNNEL_ID ] [ pvid ] [ untagged ] [ self ] [
master ]
bridge vlan set dev DEV vid VID [ state STP_STATE ] [ mcast_max_groups MAX_GROUPS ] [ mcast_router
MULTICAST_ROUTER ] [ neigh_suppress { on | off } ]
bridge vlan [ show | tunnelshow ] [ dev DEV ]
bridge vlan global set dev DEV vid VID [ mcast_snooping MULTICAST_SNOOPING ] [ mcast_querier
MULTICAST_QUERIER ] [ mcast_igmp_version IGMP_VERSION ] [ mcast_mld_version MLD_VERSION ] [
mcast_last_member_count LAST_MEMBER_COUNT ] [ mcast_last_member_interval LAST_MEMBER_INTERVAL ] [
mcast_startup_query_count STARTUP_QUERY_COUNT ] [ mcast_startup_query_interval
STARTUP_QUERY_INTERVAL ] [ mcast_membership_interval MEMBERSHIP_INTERVAL ] [
mcast_querier_interval QUERIER_INTERVAL ] [ mcast_query_interval QUERY_INTERVAL ] [
mcast_query_response_interval QUERY_RESPONSE_INTERVAL ]
bridge vlan global [ show ] [ dev DEV ] [ vid VID ]
bridge vlan show [ dev DEV ]
bridge vni { add | del } dev DEV vni VNI [ { group | remote } IPADDR ]
bridge vni show [ dev DEV ]
bridge monitor [ all | neigh | link | mdb | vlan ]
OPTIONS
-V, -Version
print the version of the bridge utility and exit.
-s, -stats, -statistics
output more information. If this option is given multiple times, the amount of information
increases. As a rule, the information is statistics or some time values.
-d, -details
print detailed information about bridge vlan filter entries or MDB router ports.
-n, -net, -netns <NETNS>
switches bridge to the specified network namespace NETNS. Actually it just simplifies executing
of:
ip netns exec NETNS bridge [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT { COMMAND | help }
to
bridge -n[etns] NETNS [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT { COMMAND | help }
-b, -batch <FILENAME>
Read commands from provided file or standard input and invoke them. First failure will cause
termination of bridge command.
-force Don't terminate bridge command on errors in batch mode. If there were any errors during execution
of the commands, the application return code will be non zero.
-com, -compressvlans
Show compressed VLAN list. It will show continuous VLANs with the range instead of separated
VLANs. Default is off.
-c[color][={always|auto|never}
Configure color output. If parameter is omitted or always, color output is enabled regardless of
stdout state. If parameter is auto, stdout is checked to be a terminal before enabling color
output. If parameter is never, color output is disabled. If specified multiple times, the last one
takes precedence. This flag is ignored if -json is also given.
-j, -json
Output results in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).
-p, -pretty
When combined with -j generate a pretty JSON output.
-o, -oneline
output each record on a single line, replacing line feeds with the '\' character. This is
convenient when you want to count records with wc(1) or to grep(1) the output.
BRIDGE - COMMAND SYNTAX
OBJECT
link - Bridge port.
fdb - Forwarding Database entry.
mdb - Multicast group database entry.
vlan - VLAN filter list.
vni - VNI filter list.
COMMAND
Specifies the action to perform on the object. The set of possible actions depends on the object type.
As a rule, it is possible to add, delete and show (or list ) objects, but some objects do not allow all
of these operations or have some additional commands. The help command is available for all objects. It
prints out a list of available commands and argument syntax conventions.
If no command is given, some default command is assumed. Usually it is list or, if the objects of this
class cannot be listed, help.
bridge link - bridge port
link objects correspond to the port devices of the bridge.
The corresponding commands set and display port status and bridge specific attributes.
bridge link set - set bridge specific attributes on a port
dev NAME
interface name of the bridge port
cost COST
the STP path cost of the specified port.
priority PRIO
the STP port priority. The priority value is an unsigned 8-bit quantity (number between 0 and
255). This metric is used in the designated port an droot port selection algorithms.
state STATE
the operation state of the port. Except state 0 (disable STP or BPDU filter feature), this is
primarily used by user space STP/RSTP implementation. One may enter port state name (case
insensitive), or one of the numbers below. Negative inputs are ignored, and unrecognized names
return an error.
0 - port is in STP DISABLED state. Make this port completely inactive for STP. This is also called
BPDU filter and could be used to disable STP on an untrusted port, like a leaf virtual devices.
1 - port is in STP LISTENING state. Only valid if STP is enabled on the bridge. In this state the
port listens for STP BPDUs and drops all other traffic frames.
2 - port is in STP LEARNING state. Only valid if STP is enabled on the bridge. In this state the
port will accept traffic only for the purpose of updating MAC address tables.
3 - port is in STP FORWARDING state. Port is fully active.
4 - port is in STP BLOCKING state. Only valid if STP is enabled on the bridge. This state is used
during the STP election process. In this state, port will only process STP BPDUs.
guard on or guard off
Controls whether STP BPDUs will be processed by the bridge port. By default, the flag is turned
off allowed BPDU processing. Turning this flag on will disables the bridge port if a STP BPDU
packet is received.
If running Spanning Tree on bridge, hostile devices on the network may send BPDU on a port and
cause network failure. Setting guard on will detect and stop this by disabling the port. The port
will be restarted if link is brought down, or removed and reattached. For example if guard is
enable on eth0:
ip link set dev eth0 down; ip link set dev eth0 up
hairpin on or hairpin off
Controls whether traffic may be send back out of the port on which it was received. This option is
also called reflective relay mode, and is used to support basic VEPA (Virtual Ethernet Port
Aggregator) capabilities. By default, this flag is turned off and the bridge will not forward
traffic back out of the receiving port.
fastleave on or fastleave off
This flag allows the bridge to immediately stop multicast traffic on a port that receives IGMP
Leave message. It is only used with IGMP snooping is enabled on the bridge. By default the flag is
off.
root_block on or root_block off
Controls whether a given port is allowed to become root port or not. Only used when STP is enabled
on the bridge. By default the flag is off.
This feature is also called root port guard. If BPDU is received from a leaf (edge) port, it
should not be elected as root port. This could be used if using STP on a bridge and the downstream
bridges are not fully trusted; this prevents a hostile guest from rerouting traffic.
learning on or learning off
Controls whether a given port will learn MAC addresses from received traffic or not. If learning
if off, the bridge will end up flooding any traffic for which it has no FDB entry. By default this
flag is on.
learning_sync on or learning_sync off
Controls whether a given port will sync MAC addresses learned on device port to bridge FDB.
flood on or flood off
Controls whether unicast traffic for which there is no FDB entry will be flooded towards this
given port. By default this flag is on.
hwmode Some network interface cards support HW bridge functionality and they may be configured in
different modes. Currently support modes are:
vepa - Data sent between HW ports is sent on the wire to the external switch.
veb - bridging happens in hardware.
bcast_flood on or bcast_flood off
Controls flooding of broadcast traffic on the given port. By default this flag is on.
mcast_flood on or mcast_flood off
Controls whether multicast traffic for which there is no MDB entry will be flooded towards this
given port. By default this flag is on.
mcast_max_groups MAX_GROUPS
Sets the maximum number of MDB entries that can be registered for a given port. Attempts to
register more MDB entries at the port than this limit allows will be rejected, whether they are
done through netlink (e.g. the bridge tool), or IGMP or MLD membership reports. Setting a limit to
0 has the effect of disabling the limit. The default value is 0. See also the ip link option
mcast_hash_max.
mcast_router MULTICAST_ROUTER
This flag is almost the same as the per-VLAN flag, see below, except its value can only be set in
the range 0-2. The default is 1 where the bridge figures out automatically where an IGMP/MLD
querier, MRDISC capable device, or PIM router, is located. Setting this flag to 2 is useful in
cases where the multicast router does not indicate its presence in any meaningful way (e.g. older
versions of SMCRoute, or mrouted), or when there is a need for forwarding both known and unknown
IP multicast to a secondary/backup router.
mcast_to_unicast on or mcast_to_unicast off
Controls whether a given port will replicate packets using unicast instead of multicast. By
default this flag is off.
This is done by copying the packet per host and changing the multicast destination MAC to a
unicast one accordingly.
mcast_to_unicast works on top of the multicast snooping feature of the bridge. Which means unicast
copies are only delivered to hosts which are interested in it and signalized this via IGMP/MLD
reports previously.
This feature is intended for interface types which have a more reliable and/or efficient way to
deliver unicast packets than broadcast ones (e.g. WiFi).
However, it should only be enabled on interfaces where no IGMPv2/MLDv1 report suppression takes
place. IGMP/MLD report suppression issue is usually overcome by the network daemon (supplicant)
enabling AP isolation and by that separating all STAs.
Delivery of STA-to-STA IP multicast is made possible again by enabling and utilizing the bridge
hairpin mode, which considers the incoming port as a potential outgoing port, too (see hairpin
option). Hairpin mode is performed after multicast snooping, therefore leading to only deliver
reports to STAs running a multicast router.
neigh_suppress on or neigh_suppress off
Controls whether neigh discovery (arp and nd) proxy and suppression is enabled on the port. By
default this flag is off.
neigh_vlan_suppress on or neigh_vlan_suppress off
Controls whether per-VLAN neigh discovery (arp and nd) proxy and suppression is enabled on the
port. When on, the bridge link option neigh_suppress has no effect and the per-VLAN state is set
using the bridge vlan option neigh_suppress. By default this flag is off.
vlan_tunnel on or vlan_tunnel off
Controls whether vlan to tunnel mapping is enabled on the port. By default this flag is off.
isolated on or isolated off
Controls whether a given port will be isolated, which means it will be able to communicate with
non-isolated ports only. By default this flag is off.
locked on or locked off
Controls whether a port is locked or not. When locked, non-link-local frames received through the
port are dropped unless an FDB entry with the MAC source address points to the port. The common
use case is IEEE 802.1X where hosts can authenticate themselves by exchanging EAPOL frames with an
authenticator. After authentication is complete, the user space control plane can install a
matching FDB entry to allow traffic from the host to be forwarded by the bridge. When learning is
enabled on a locked port, the no_linklocal_learn bridge option needs to be on to prevent the
bridge from learning from received EAPOL frames. By default this flag is off.
mab on or mab off
Controls whether MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) is enabled on the port or not. MAB can only be
enabled on a locked port that has learning enabled. When enabled, FDB entries are learned from
received traffic and have the "locked" FDB flag set. The flag can only be set by the kernel and it
indicates that the FDB entry cannot be used to authenticate the corresponding host. User space can
decide to authenticate the host by replacing the FDB entry and clearing the "locked" FDB flag.
Locked FDB entries can roam to unlocked (authorized) ports in which case the "locked" flag is
cleared. FDB entries cannot roam to locked ports regardless of MAB being enabled or not.
Therefore, locked FDB entries are only created if an FDB entry with the given {MAC, VID} does not
already exist. This behavior prevents unauthenticated hosts from disrupting traffic destined to
already authenticated hosts. Locked FDB entries act like regular dynamic entries with respect to
forwarding and aging. By default this flag is off.
backup_port DEVICE
If the port loses carrier all traffic will be redirected to the configured backup port
nobackup_port
Removes the currently configured backup port
backup_nhid NHID
The FDB nexthop object ID (see ip-nexthop(8)) to attach to packets being redirected to a backup
port that has VLAN tunnel mapping enabled (via the vlan_tunnel option). Setting a value of 0
(default) has the effect of not attaching any ID.
self link setting is configured on specified physical device
master link setting is configured on the software bridge (default)
-t, -timestamp
display current time when using monitor option.
bridge link show - list ports configuration for all bridges.
This command displays ports configuration and flags for all bridges by default.
dev DEV
only display the specific bridge port named DEV.
master DEVICE
only display ports of the bridge named DEVICE. This is similar to "ip link show master
<bridge_device>" command.
bridge fdb - forwarding database management
fdb objects contain known Ethernet addresses on a link.
The corresponding commands display fdb entries, add new entries, append entries, and delete old ones.
bridge fdb add - add a new fdb entry
This command creates a new fdb entry.
LLADDR the Ethernet MAC address.
dev DEV
the interface to which this address is associated.
local - is a local permanent fdb entry, which means that the bridge will not forward frames with
this destination MAC address and VLAN ID, but terminate them locally. This flag is default unless
"static" or "dynamic" are explicitly specified.
permanent - this is a synonym for "local"
static - is a static (no arp) fdb entry
dynamic - is a dynamic reachable age-able fdb entry
self - the operation is fulfilled directly by the driver for the specified network device. If the
network device belongs to a master like a bridge, then the bridge is bypassed and not notified of
this operation (and if the device does notify the bridge, it is driver-specific behavior and not
mandated by this flag, check the driver for more details). The "bridge fdb add" command can also
be used on the bridge device itself, and in this case, the added fdb entries will be locally
terminated (not forwarded). In the latter case, the "self" flag is mandatory. The flag is set by
default if "master" is not specified.
master - if the specified network device is a port that belongs to a master device such as a
bridge, the operation is fulfilled by the master device's driver, which may in turn notify the
port driver too of the address. If the specified device is a master itself, such as a bridge, this
flag is invalid.
router - the destination address is associated with a router. Valid if the referenced device is a
VXLAN type device and has route short circuit enabled.
use - the address is in use. User space can use this option to indicate to the kernel that the fdb
entry is in use.
extern_learn - this entry was learned externally. This option can be used to indicate to the
kernel that an entry was hardware or user-space controller learnt dynamic entry. Kernel will not
age such an entry.
sticky - this entry will not change its port due to learning.
The next command line parameters apply only when the specified device DEV is of type VXLAN.
dst IPADDR
the IP address of the destination VXLAN tunnel endpoint where the Ethernet MAC ADDRESS resides.
src_vni VNI
the src VNI Network Identifier (or VXLAN Segment ID) this entry belongs to. Used only when the
vxlan device is in external or collect metadata mode. If omitted the value specified at vxlan
device creation will be used.
vni VNI
the VXLAN VNI Network Identifier (or VXLAN Segment ID) to use to connect to the remote VXLAN
tunnel endpoint. If omitted the value specified at vxlan device creation will be used.
port PORT
the UDP destination PORT number to use to connect to the remote VXLAN tunnel endpoint. If omitted
the default value is used.
via DEVICE
device name of the outgoing interface for the VXLAN device driver to reach the remote VXLAN tunnel
endpoint.
nhid NHID
ecmp nexthop group for the VXLAN device driver to reach remote VXLAN tunnel endpoints.
bridge fdb append - append a forwarding database entry
This command adds a new fdb entry with an already known LLADDR. Valid only for multicast link layer
addresses. The command adds support for broadcast and multicast Ethernet MAC addresses. The Ethernet
MAC address is added multiple times into the forwarding database and the vxlan device driver sends a copy
of the data packet to each entry found.
The arguments are the same as with bridge fdb add.
bridge fdb delete - delete a forwarding database entry
This command removes an existing fdb entry.
The arguments are the same as with bridge fdb add.
bridge fdb replace - replace a forwarding database entry
If no matching entry is found, a new one will be created instead.
The arguments are the same as with bridge fdb add.
bridge fdb show - list forwarding entries.
This command displays the current forwarding table.
With the -statistics option, the command becomes verbose. It prints out the last updated and last used
time for each entry.
bridge fdb get - get bridge forwarding entry.
lookup a bridge forwarding table entry.
LLADDR the Ethernet MAC address.
dev DEV
the interface to which this address is associated.
brport DEV
the bridge port to which this address is associated. same as dev above.
br DEV the bridge to which this address is associated.
self - the address is associated with the port drivers fdb. Usually hardware.
master - the address is associated with master devices fdb. Usually software (default).
bridge fdb flush - flush bridge forwarding table entries.
flush the matching bridge forwarding table entries. Some options below have a negated form when "no" is
prepended to them (e.g. permanent and nopermanent).
dev DEV
the target device for the operation. If the device is a bridge port and "master" is set then the
operation will be fulfilled by its master device's driver and all entries pointing to that port
will be deleted.
brport DEV
the target bridge port for the operation. If the bridge device is specified then only entries
pointing to the bridge itself will be deleted. Note that the target device specified by this
option will override the one specified by dev above.
vlan VID
the target VLAN ID for the operation. Match forwarding table entries only with the specified VLAN
ID.
src_vni VNI
the src VNI Network Identifier (or VXLAN Segment ID) for the operation. Match forwarding table
entries only with the specified VNI. Valid if the referenced device is a VXLAN type device.
nhid NHID
the ECMP nexthop group for the operation. Match forwarding table entries only with the specified
NHID. Valid if the referenced device is a VXLAN type device.
vni VNI
the VXLAN VNI Network Identifier (or VXLAN Segment ID) for the operation. Match forwarding table
entries only with the specified VNI. Valid if the referenced device is a VXLAN type device.
port PORT
the UDP destination PORT number for the operation. Match forwarding table entries only with the
specified PORT. Valid if the referenced device is a VXLAN type device.
dst IPADDR
the IP address of the destination VXLAN tunnel endpoint for the operation. Match forwarding table
entries only with the specified IPADDR. Valid if the referenced device is a VXLAN type device.
self the operation is fulfilled directly by the driver for the specified network device. If the network
device belongs to a master like a bridge, then the bridge is bypassed and not notified of this
operation. The "bridge fdb flush" command can also be used on the bridge device itself. The flag
is set by default if "master" is not specified.
master if the specified network device is a port that belongs to a master device such as a bridge, the
operation is fulfilled by the master device's driver. Flush with both 'master' and 'self' is not
recommended with attributes that are not supported by all devices (e.g., vlan, vni). Such command
will be handled by bridge or VXLAN driver, but will return an error from the driver that does not
support the attribute. Instead, run flush twice - once with 'self' and once with 'master', and
each one with the supported attributes.
[no]permanent
if specified then only permanent entries will be deleted or respectively if "no" is prepended then
only non-permanent entries will be deleted.
[no]static
if specified then only static entries will be deleted or respectively if "no" is prepended then
only non-static entries will be deleted.
[no]dynamic
if specified then only dynamic entries will be deleted or respectively if "no" is prepended then
only non-dynamic (static or permanent) entries will be deleted.
[no]added_by_user
if specified then only entries with added_by_user flag will be deleted or respectively if "no" is
prepended then only entries without added_by_user flag will be deleted.
[no]extern_learn
if specified then only entries with extern_learn flag will be deleted or respectively if "no" is
prepended then only entries without extern_learn flag will be deleted.
[no]sticky
if specified then only entries with sticky flag will be deleted or respectively if "no" is
prepended then only entries without sticky flag will be deleted.
[no]offloaded
if specified then only entries with offloaded flag will be deleted or respectively if "no" is
prepended then only entries without offloaded flag will be deleted.
[no]router
if specified then only entries with router flag will be deleted or respectively if "no" is
prepended then only entries without router flag will be deleted. Valid if the referenced device is
a VXLAN type device.
bridge mdb - multicast group database management
mdb objects contain known IP or L2 multicast group addresses on a link.
The corresponding commands display mdb entries, add new entries, replace entries and delete old ones.
bridge mdb add - add a new multicast group database entry
This command creates a new mdb entry.
dev DEV
the interface where this group address is associated.
port PORT
the port whose link is known to have members of this multicast group.
grp GROUP
the multicast group address (IPv4, IPv6 or L2 multicast) whose members reside on the link
connected to the port.
permanent - the mdb entry is permanent. Optional for IPv4 and IPv6, mandatory for L2.
temp - the mdb entry is temporary (default)
src SOURCE
optional source IP address of a sender for this multicast group. If IGMPv3 for IPv4, or MLDv2 for
IPv6 respectively, are enabled it will be included in the lookup when forwarding multicast
traffic.
vid VID
the VLAN ID which is known to have members of this multicast group.
filter_mode include or filter_mode exclude
controls whether the sources in the entry's source list are in INCLUDE or EXCLUDE mode. Can only
be set for (*, G) entries.
source_list SOURCE_LIST
optional list of source IP addresses of senders for this multicast group, separated by a ','.
Whether the entry forwards packets from these senders or not is determined by the entry's filter
mode, which becomes a mandatory argument. Can only be set for (*, G) entries.
proto PROTO
the routing protocol identifier of this mdb entry. Can be a number or a string from the file
/etc/iproute2/rt_protos. If the routing protocol is not given, then static is assumed.
The next command line parameters apply only when the specified device DEV is of type VXLAN.
dst IPADDR
the IP address of the destination VXLAN tunnel endpoint where the multicast receivers reside.
dst_port DST_PORT
the UDP destination port number to use to connect to the remote VXLAN tunnel endpoint. If omitted,
the value specified at VXLAN device creation will be used.
vni VNI
the VXLAN VNI Network Identifier to use to connect to the remote VXLAN tunnel endpoint. If
omitted, the value specified at VXLAN device creation will be used or the source VNI when the
VXLAN device is in external mode.
src_vni SRC_VNI
the source VNI Network Identifier this entry belongs to. Used only when the VXLAN device is in
external mode. If omitted, the value specified at VXLAN device creation will be used.
via DEV
device name of the outgoing interface for the VXLAN device to reach the remote VXLAN tunnel
endpoint.
The 0.0.0.0 and :: MDB entries are special catchall entries used to flood IPv4 and IPv6 unregistered
multicast packets, respectively. Therefore, when these entries are programmed, the catchall
00:00:00:00:00:00 FDB entry will only flood broadcast, unknown unicast and link-local multicast.
bridge mdb delete - delete a multicast group database entry
This command removes an existing mdb entry.
The arguments are the same as with bridge mdb add.
bridge mdb replace - replace a multicast group database entry
If no matching entry is found, a new one will be created instead.
The arguments are the same as with bridge mdb add.
bridge mdb show - list multicast group database entries
This command displays the current multicast group membership table. The table is populated by IGMP and
MLD snooping in the bridge driver automatically. It can be altered by bridge mdb add and bridge mdb del
commands manually too.
dev DEV
the interface only whose entries should be listed. Default is to list all bridge interfaces.
With the -details option, the command becomes verbose. It prints out the ports known to have a connected
router.
With the -statistics option, the command displays timer values for mdb and router port entries.
bridge mdb get - get multicast group database entry.
This command retrieves a multicast group database entry based on its key.
dev DEV
the interface where this group address is associated.
grp GROUP
the multicast group address (IPv4, IPv6 or L2 multicast).
src SOURCE
the source IP address. Only relevant when retrieving an (S, G) entry.
vid VID
the VLAN ID. Only relevant when the bridge is VLAN-aware.
src_vni SRC_VNI
the source VNI Network Identifier. Only relevant when the VXLAN device is in external mode.
bridge mdb flush - flush multicast group database entries.
This command flushes the matching multicast group database entries.
dev DEV
the interface where this group address is associated.
port PORT
the target port for the operation. If the bridge device is specified then only entries pointing to
the bridge itself will be deleted.
vid VID
the VLAN ID for the operation. Match entries only with the specified VLAN ID.
src_vni SRC_VNI
the source VNI Network Identifier for the operation. Match entries only with the specified source
VNI.
proto PROTO
the routing protocol identifier for the operation. Match entries only with the specified routing
protocol. Can be a number or a string from the file /etc/iproute2/rt_protos.
[no]permanent
if specified then only permanent entries will be deleted or respectively if "no" is prepended then
only non-permanent (temp) entries will be deleted.
dst IPADDR
the IP address of the destination VXLAN tunnel endpoint where the multicast receivers reside.
Match entries only with the specified destination IP.
dst_port DST_PORT
the UDP destination port number to use to connect to the remote VXLAN tunnel endpoint. Match
entries only with the specified destination port number.
vni VNI
the VXLAN VNI Network Identifier to use to connect to the remote VXLAN tunnel endpoint. Match
entries only with the specified destination VNI.
bridge vlan - VLAN filter list
vlan objects contain known VLAN IDs for a link.
The corresponding commands display vlan filter entries, add new entries, and delete old ones.
bridge vlan add - add a new vlan filter entry
This command creates a new vlan filter entry.
dev NAME
the interface with which this vlan is associated.
vid VID
the VLAN ID that identifies the vlan.
tunnel_info TUNNEL_ID
the TUNNEL ID that maps to this vlan. The tunnel id is set in dst_metadata for every packet that
belongs to this vlan (applicable to bridge ports with vlan_tunnel flag set).
pvid the vlan specified is to be considered a PVID at ingress. Any untagged frames will be assigned to
this VLAN.
untagged
the vlan specified is to be treated as untagged on egress.
self the vlan is configured on the specified physical device. Required if the device is the bridge
device.
master the vlan is configured on the software bridge (default).
bridge vlan delete - delete a vlan filter entry
This command removes an existing vlan filter entry.
The arguments are the same as with bridge vlan add. The pvid and untagged flags are ignored.
bridge vlan set - change vlan filter entry's options
This command changes vlan filter entry's options.
dev NAME
the interface with which this vlan is associated.
vid VID
the VLAN ID that identifies the vlan.
state STP_STATE
the operation state of the vlan. One may enter STP state name (case insensitive), or one of the
numbers below. Negative inputs are ignored, and unrecognized names return an error. Note that the
state is set only for the vlan of the specified device, e.g. if it is a bridge port then the state
will be set only for the vlan of the port.
0 - vlan is in STP DISABLED state. Make this vlan completely inactive for STP. This is also called
BPDU filter and could be used to disable STP on an untrusted vlan.
1 - vlan is in STP LISTENING state. Only valid if STP is enabled on the bridge. In this state the
vlan listens for STP BPDUs and drops all other traffic frames.
2 - vlan is in STP LEARNING state. Only valid if STP is enabled on the bridge. In this state the
vlan will accept traffic only for the purpose of updating MAC address tables.
3 - vlan is in STP FORWARDING state. This is the default vlan state.
4 - vlan is in STP BLOCKING state. Only valid if STP is enabled on the bridge. This state is used
during the STP election process. In this state, the vlan will only process STP BPDUs.
mcast_max_groups MAX_GROUPS
Sets the maximum number of MDB entries that can be registered for a given VLAN on a given port. A
VLAN-specific equivalent of the per-port option of the same name, see above for details.
Note that this option is only available when ip link option mcast_vlan_snooping is enabled.
mcast_router MULTICAST_ROUTER
configure this vlan and interface's multicast router mode, note that only modes 0 - 2 are
available for bridge devices. A vlan and interface with a multicast router will receive all
multicast traffic. MULTICAST_ROUTER may be either
0 - to disable multicast router.
1 - to let the system detect the presence of routers (default).
2 - to permanently enable multicast traffic forwarding on this vlan and interface.
3 - to temporarily mark this vlan and port as having a multicast router, i.e. enable multicast
traffic forwarding. This mode is available only for ports.
neigh_suppress on or neigh_suppress off
Controls whether neigh discovery (arp and nd) proxy and suppression is enabled for a given VLAN on
a given port. By default this flag is off.
Note that this option only takes effect when bridge link option neigh_vlan_suppress is enabled for
a given port.
bridge vlan show - list vlan configuration.
This command displays the current VLAN filter table.
With the -details option, the command becomes verbose. It displays the per-vlan options.
With the -statistics option, the command displays per-vlan traffic statistics.
bridge vlan tunnelshow - list vlan tunnel mapping.
This command displays the current vlan tunnel info mapping.
bridge vlan global set - change vlan filter entry's global options
This command changes vlan filter entry's global options.
dev NAME
the interface with which this vlan is associated. Only bridge devices are supported for global
options.
vid VID
the VLAN ID that identifies the vlan.
mcast_snooping MULTICAST_SNOOPING
turn multicast snooping for VLAN entry with VLAN ID on (MULTICAST_SNOOPING > 0) or off
(MULTICAST_SNOOPING == 0). Default is on.
mcast_querier MULTICAST_QUERIER
enable (MULTICAST_QUERIER > 0) or disable (MULTICAST_QUERIER == 0) IGMP/MLD querier, ie sending of
multicast queries by the bridge. Default is disabled.
mcast_igmp_version IGMP_VERSION
set the IGMP version. Default is 2.
mcast_mld_version MLD_VERSION
set the MLD version. Default is 1.
mcast_last_member_count LAST_MEMBER_COUNT
set multicast last member count, ie the number of queries the bridge will send before stopping
forwarding a multicast group after a "leave" message has been received. Default is 2.
mcast_last_member_interval LAST_MEMBER_INTERVAL
interval between queries to find remaining members of a group, after a "leave" message is
received.
mcast_startup_query_count STARTUP_QUERY_COUNT
set the number of queries to send during startup phase. Default is 2.
mcast_startup_query_interval STARTUP_QUERY_INTERVAL
interval between queries in the startup phase.
mcast_membership_interval MEMBERSHIP_INTERVAL
delay after which the bridge will leave a group, if no membership reports for this group are
received.
mcast_querier_interval QUERIER_INTERVAL
interval between queries sent by other routers. If no queries are seen after this delay has
passed, the bridge will start to send its own queries (as if mcast_querier was enabled).
mcast_query_interval QUERY_INTERVAL
interval between queries sent by the bridge after the end of the startup phase.
mcast_query_response_interval QUERY_RESPONSE_INTERVAL
set the Max Response Time/Maximum Response Delay for IGMP/MLD queries sent by the bridge.
bridge vlan global show - list global vlan options.
This command displays the global VLAN options for each VLAN entry.
dev DEV
the interface only whose VLAN global options should be listed. Default is to list all bridge
interfaces.
vid VID
the VLAN ID only whose global options should be listed. Default is to list all vlans.
bridge vni - VNI filter list
vni objects contain known VNI IDs for a dst metadata vxlan link.
The corresponding commands display vni filter entries, add new entries, and delete old ones.
bridge vni add - add a new vni filter entry
This command creates a new vni filter entry.
dev NAME
the interface with which this vni is associated.
vni VNI
the VNI ID that identifies the vni.
remote IPADDR
specifies the unicast destination IP address to use in outgoing packets when the destination link
layer address is not known in the VXLAN device forwarding database. This parameter cannot be
specified with the group.
group IPADDR
specifies the multicast IP address to join for this VNI
bridge vni del - delete a new vni filter entry
This command removes an existing vni filter entry.
The arguments are the same as with bridge vni add.
bridge vni show - list vni filtering configuration.
This command displays the current vni filter table.
With the -statistics option, the command displays per-vni traffic statistics.
dev NAME
shows vni filtering table associated with the vxlan device
bridge monitor - state monitoring
The bridge utility can monitor the state of devices and addresses continuously. This option has a
slightly different format. Namely, the monitor command is the first in the command line and then the
object list follows:
bridge monitor [ all | OBJECT-LIST ]
OBJECT-LIST is the list of object types that we want to monitor. It may contain link, fdb, vlan and mdb.
If no file argument is given, bridge opens RTNETLINK, listens on it and dumps state changes in the format
described in previous sections.
If a file name is given, it does not listen on RTNETLINK, but opens the file containing RTNETLINK
messages saved in binary format and dumps them.
NOTES
This command uses facilities added in Linux 3.0.
Although the forwarding table is maintained on a per-bridge device basis the bridge device is not part of
the syntax. This is a limitation of the underlying netlink neighbour message protocol. When displaying
the forwarding table, entries for all bridges are displayed. Add/delete/modify commands determine the
underlying bridge device based on the bridge to which the corresponding ethernet device is attached.
SEE ALSO
ip(8)
BUGS
Please direct bugreports and patches to: <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
AUTHOR
Original Manpage by Stephen Hemminger
iproute2 1 August 2012 BRIDGE(8)