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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi guys<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am trying to keep a linux bridge up even when there is no interface connected to it. Is this possible?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>br0 has eth13 and eth0 ensalved to it<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>eth0 is up<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>eht13 is down<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt# ip link show br0<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 25: br0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP mode DEFAULT group default <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> link/ether 00:0f:20:67:dc:b4 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt# <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt# <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt/iou/bin# ip link show eth13<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 15: eth13: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast master br0 state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> link/ether 00:e0:4c:80:1a:50 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt# <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt# <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt# ip link show eth0<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 3: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast master br0 state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> link/ether 00:0f:20:67:dc:b4 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt# <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt# ip link show eth13<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 15: eth13: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast master br0 state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> link/ether 00:e0:4c:80:1a:50 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt# brctl delif br0 eth0 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> /opt# ip link show br0 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 25: br0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> link/ether 00:e0:4c:80:1a:50 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Q<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>