glfs/networking/netprogs/bridgeutils.xml
Bruce Dubbs 5f6ab326d0 Add bridge-utils-1.5.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
%general-entities;
<!ENTITY bridge-download-http "&sourceforge-repo2;/projects/bridge/files/bridge/bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY bridge-download-ftp " ">
<!ENTITY bridge-md5sum "ec7b381160b340648dede58c31bb2238">
<!ENTITY bridge-size "36 KB">
<!ENTITY bridge-buildsize "1 MB">
<!ENTITY bridge-time "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>
<sect1 id="bridgeutils" xreflabel="bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="bridge-utils.html"?>
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<title>bridge-utils-&bridgeutils-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="bridgeutils">
<primary sortas="a-bridgeutils">bridge-utils</primary>
</indexterm>
<sect2 role="package">
<title>Introduction to bridge-utils</title>
<para>The <application>bridge-utils</application> package contains a utility
needed to create and manage bridge devices. This is useful in setting up
networks for a hosted virtual machine (VM).</para>
&lfs70_checked;
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem>
<para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&bridge-download-http;"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&bridge-download-ftp;"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download MD5 sum: &bridge-md5sum;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download size: &bridge-size;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Estimated disk space required: &bridge-buildsize;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Estimated build time: &bridge-time;</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">bridge-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional (to run tests)</bridgehead>
<para role="optional">
<xref linkend="net-tools"/>
</para>
<para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
<ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/bridge"/></para>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of Wget</title>
<para>Install <application>Wget</application> by running the following
commands:</para>
<screen><userinput>autoreconf &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>
<para>Testing the results requires running the six shell scripts in
the <filename class='directory'>tools/</filename> directory.
Two of the tests require two ehternet ports. Some tests
will not preserve the current network configuration. See
<filename>tests/README</filename> for details.</para>
<para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="content">
<title>Contents</title>
<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>brctl</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
<varlistentry id="brctl">
<term><command>brctl</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>is a program used to set up, maintain, and inspect the
ethernet bridge configuration in the linux kernel. </para>
<indexterm zone="bridgeutils brctl">
<primary sortas="b-brctl">brctl</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>