create a bridge with brctl or ip link

Owned by Jean-luc KRIKER
Last updated: Sept 11, 2023
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brctl
install 

apt-get install bridge-utils


Create a bridgebrctl addbr br0
Add interfaces


brctl addif br0 eth0
brctl addif br0 eth1

ip link
Create a bridgeip link add name br0 type bridge
Add interfacesip link set dev eth0 master br0 sudo ip link set dev eth1 master br0
show commands
ip link show
brctl show
lshw -c network -businfo
[root@128T-Conductor ~]# lshw -c network -businfo
Bus info Device Class Description
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pci@0000:04:00.0 eth0 network 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
pci@0000:0b:00.0 eth1 network 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
br0 network Ethernet interface
nmcli connection
ethtool -i eth0
nmtuiCLI graphical  interface