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Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <[email protected]>
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IETF models. The layer-2 bridge and aggregate models are defined by
Infix to exploit the unique features not available in IEEE models.

> **Note:** when issuing `leave` to activate your changes, remember to
> also save your settings, `copy running-config startup-config`. See
> the [CLI Introduction](cli/introduction.md) for a background.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> When issuing `leave` to activate your changes, remember to also save
> your settings, `copy running-config startup-config`. See the [CLI
> Introduction](cli/introduction.md) for a background.

## Interface LEGO®
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free-form string, useful for describing purpose or just adding comments
for remote debugging, e.g., using the operational datastore.

> **Note:** there is no validation or safety checks performed by the
> system when using `custom-phys-address`. In particular the `offset`
> variant can be dangerous to use -- pay attention to the meaning of
> bits in the upper-most octet: local bit, multicast/group, etc.
> [!CAUTION]
> There is no validation or safety checks performed by the system when
> using `custom-phys-address`. In particular the `offset` variant can
> be dangerous to use -- pay attention to the meaning of bits in the
> upper-most octet: local bit, multicast/group, etc.
#### Fixed custom MAC

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Here we add two ports to bridge `br0`: `eth0` and `eth1`.

> **Note:** Infix has many built-in helpers controlled by convention.
> E.g., if you name your bridge `brN`, where `N` is a number, Infix sets
> the interface type automatically and unlocks all bridge features.
> Other "magic" names are `ethN.M` for VLAN M on top of `ethN`, or
> `dockerN` to create an IP masquerading container bridge.
> [!TIP]
> Infix has many built-in helpers controlled by convention. Example,
> naming your bridge `brN`, where `N` is a number, hints Infix to set
> interface type automatically and unlocks all bridge features. Other
> "magic" names are `vethNA`, where `N` is a number and `A` is a letter
> ('a' for access port and 'b' for bridge side is common), and `ethN.M`
> for VLAN M on top of `ethN`, or `dockerN` to create an IP masquerading
> container bridge.
![A MAC bridge with two ports](img/mac-bridge.svg)

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admin@example:/config/interface/br0/> set bridge vlans vlan 20 tagged br0
```

> [!NOTE]
> To route or to manage via a VLAN, a VLAN interface needs to be created
> on top of the bridge, see section [VLAN Interfaces](#vlan-interfaces)
> below for more on this topic.
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the broadcast effects of multicast. See the next section for a summary
of the [terminology used](#terminology--abbreviations).

> **Note:** currently there is no way to just enable multicast filtering
> without also enabling snooping. This may change in the future, in
> which case a `filtering` enabled setting will be made available along
> with the existing `snooping` setting.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Currently there is no way to just enable multicast filtering without
> also enabling snooping. This may change in the future, in which case
> a `filtering` enabled setting will be made available along with the
> existing `snooping` setting.
When creating your bridge you must decide if you need a VLAN filtering
bridge or a plain bridge (see previous section). Multicast filtering is
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tables shown above, a *None* timeout is declared when the current
device is the active querier

> **Note:** the reason why multicast flooding is enabled by default is
> to ensure safe co-existence with MAC multicast, which is very common
> in industrial networks. It also allows end devices that do not know
> of IGMP/MLD to communicate over multicast as long as the group they
> have chosen is not used by other IGMP/MLD aware devices on the LAN.
> [!TIP]
> The reason why multicast flooding is enabled by default is to ensure
> safe co-existence with MAC multicast, which is common in industrial
> networks. It also allows end devices that do not know of IGMP/MLD to
> communicate over multicast as long as the group they have chosen is
> not used by other IGMP/MLD aware devices on the LAN.
>
> As soon as an IGMP/MLD membership report to "join" a group is received
> the group is added to the MDB and forwarding to other ports stop. The
> only exception to this rule is multicast router ports.
> the group is added to the kernel MDB and forwarding to other ports
> stop. The only exception to this rule is multicast router ports.
>
> If your MAC multicast forwarding is not working properly, it may be
> because an IP multicast group maps to the same MAC address. Please
> see [RFC 1112][RFC1112] for details. Use static multicast router
> ports, or static multicast MAC filters, to mitigate.
[RFC1112]: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1112.html
[RFC3376]: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3376.html
[RFC3810]: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3810.html

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use-cases, but it is possible to disable auto-negotiation and specify
a fixed speed and duplex mode.

> If setting a fixed speed and duplex mode, ensure both sides of the
> link have matching configuration. If speed does not match, the link
> will not come up. If duplex mode does not match, the result is
> [!IMPORTANT]
> When setting a fixed speed and duplex mode, ensure both sides of the
> link have matching configuration. If speed does not match, the link
> will not come up. If duplex mode does not match, the result is
> reported collisions and/or bad throughput.
The example below configures port eth3 to fixed speed 100 Mbit/s
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admin@example:/config/>
```

> **Note:** this is another example of the automatic inference of the
> interface type from the name. Any name can be used, but then you have
> to set the interface type to `veth` manually.
> [!TIP]
> This is another example of the automatic inference of the interface
> type from the name. Any name can be used, but then you have to set
> the interface type to `veth` manually.

## Management Plane
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| link-local | infix-ip | Auto-assignment of IPv4 address in 169.254.x.x/16 range |
| dhcp | infix-dhcp-client | Assignment of IPv4 address by DHCP server, e.g., *10.0.1.1/24* |

> **Note:** DHCP address method is only available for *LAN* interfaces
> [!NOTE]
> The DHCP address method is only available for *LAN* interfaces
> (Ethernet, virtual Ethernet (veth), bridge, link aggregates, etc.)
Supported DHCP (request) options, configurability (Cfg) and defaults,
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be ignored. For details on how to enable the NTP client, see the
[NTP Client Configuration](system.md#ntp-client-configuration) section.

> **Note:** as per [RFC3442][4], if the DHCP server returns both a
> Classless Static Routes option (121) and Router option (3), the
> DHCP client *must* ignore the latter.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Per [RFC3442][4], if the DHCP server returns both a Classless Static
> Routes option (121) and Router option (3), the DHCP client *must*
> ignore the latter.

### IPv6 Address Assignment
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is used to set configuration and read operational status (RIB tables) in
the other models.

> **Note:** the standard IETF routing models allows multiple instances,
> but Infix currently *only support one instance* per routing protocol!
> In the examples presented here, the instance name `default` is used.
> [!NOTE]
> The standard IETF routing models allows multiple instances, but Infix
> currently *only support one instance* per routing protocol! In the
> examples presented here, the instance name `default` is used.

### IPv4 Static routes
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admin@example:/config/routing/control-plane-protocol/static/name/default/> leave
admin@example:/>

> [!TIP]
> Remember to enable [IPv4 forwarding](#IPv4-forwarding) for the
> interfaces you want to route between.
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admin@example:/config/routing/control-plane-protocol/ospfv2/name/default/> leave
admin@example:/>

> [!TIP]
> Remember to enable [IPv4 forwarding](#IPv4-forwarding) for all the
> interfaces you want to route between.
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The distance used for static routes and DHCP routes can be changed by
setting a different *routing preference* value.

> **Note:** the kernel metric is an unsigned 32-bit value, which is read
> by Frr as (upper) 8 bits distance and 24 bits metric. But it does not
> write it back to the kernel FIB this way, only selected routes are
> candidates to be installed in the FIB by Frr.
> [!NOTE]
> The kernel metric is an unsigned 32-bit value, which is read by Frr as
> (upper) 8 bits distance and 24 bits metric. But it does not write it
> back to the kernel FIB this way, only selected routes are candidates
> to be installed in the FIB by Frr.

#### Source protocol
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