Configuration with tagging support
The tagging based configuration is desired and supported by the majority of DSA switches. These switches are capable to tag incoming and outgoing traffic without using a VLAN based configuration.
single port
# configure each interface
ip addr add 192.0.2.1/30 dev lan1
ip addr add 192.0.2.5/30 dev lan2
ip addr add 192.0.2.9/30 dev lan3
# The master interface needs to be brought up before the slave ports.
ip link set eth0 up
# bring up the slave interfaces
ip link set lan1 up
ip link set lan2 up
ip link set lan3 up
bridge
# The master interface needs to be brought up before the slave ports.
ip link set eth0 up
# bring up the slave interfaces
ip link set lan1 up
ip link set lan2 up
ip link set lan3 up
# create bridge
ip link add name br0 type bridge
# add ports to bridge
ip link set dev lan1 master br0
ip link set dev lan2 master br0
ip link set dev lan3 master br0
# configure the bridge
ip addr add 192.0.2.129/25 dev br0
# bring up the bridge
ip link set dev br0 up
gateway
# The master interface needs to be brought up before the slave ports.
ip link set eth0 up
# bring up the slave interfaces
ip link set wan up
ip link set lan1 up
ip link set lan2 up
# configure the upstream port
ip addr add 192.0.2.1/30 dev wan
# create bridge
ip link add name br0 type bridge
# add ports to bridge
ip link set dev lan1 master br0
ip link set dev lan2 master br0
# configure the bridge
ip addr add 192.0.2.129/25 dev br0
# bring up the bridge
ip link set dev br0 up
Configuration without tagging support
A minority of switches are not capable to use a taging protocol (DSA_TAG_PROTO_NONE). These switches can be configured by a VLAN based configuration.
single port
The configuration can only be set up via VLAN tagging and bridge setup.
# tag traffic on CPU port
ip link add link eth0 name eth0.1 type vlan id 1
ip link add link eth0 name eth0.2 type vlan id 2
ip link add link eth0 name eth0.3 type vlan id 3
# The master interface needs to be brought up before the slave ports.
ip link set eth0 up
ip link set eth0.1 up
ip link set eth0.2 up
ip link set eth0.3 up
# bring up the slave interfaces
ip link set lan1 up
ip link set lan2 up
ip link set lan3 up
# create bridge
ip link add name br0 type bridge
# activate VLAN filtering
ip link set dev br0 type bridge vlan_filtering 1
# add ports to bridges
ip link set dev lan1 master br0
ip link set dev lan2 master br0
ip link set dev lan3 master br0
# tag traffic on ports
bridge vlan add dev lan1 vid 1 pvid untagged
bridge vlan add dev lan2 vid 2 pvid untagged
bridge vlan add dev lan3 vid 3 pvid untagged
# configure the VLANs
ip addr add 192.0.2.1/30 dev eth0.1
ip addr add 192.0.2.5/30 dev eth0.2
ip addr add 192.0.2.9/30 dev eth0.3
# bring up the bridge devices
ip link set br0 up
bridge
# tag traffic on CPU port
ip link add link eth0 name eth0.1 type vlan id 1
# The master interface needs to be brought up before the slave ports.
ip link set eth0 up
ip link set eth0.1 up
# bring up the slave interfaces
ip link set lan1 up
ip link set lan2 up
ip link set lan3 up
# create bridge
ip link add name br0 type bridge
# activate VLAN filtering
ip link set dev br0 type bridge vlan_filtering 1
# add ports to bridge
ip link set dev lan1 master br0
ip link set dev lan2 master br0
ip link set dev lan3 master br0
ip link set eth0.1 master br0
# tag traffic on ports
bridge vlan add dev lan1 vid 1 pvid untagged
bridge vlan add dev lan2 vid 1 pvid untagged
bridge vlan add dev lan3 vid 1 pvid untagged
# configure the bridge
ip addr add 192.0.2.129/25 dev br0
# bring up the bridge
ip link set dev br0 up
gateway
# tag traffic on CPU port
ip link add link eth0 name eth0.1 type vlan id 1
ip link add link eth0 name eth0.2 type vlan id 2
# The master interface needs to be brought up before the slave ports.
ip link set eth0 up
ip link set eth0.1 up
ip link set eth0.2 up
# bring up the slave interfaces
ip link set wan up
ip link set lan1 up
ip link set lan2 up
# create bridge
ip link add name br0 type bridge
# activate VLAN filtering
ip link set dev br0 type bridge vlan_filtering 1
# add ports to bridges
ip link set dev wan master br0
ip link set eth0.1 master br0
ip link set dev lan1 master br0
ip link set dev lan2 master br0
# tag traffic on ports
bridge vlan add dev lan1 vid 1 pvid untagged
bridge vlan add dev lan2 vid 1 pvid untagged
bridge vlan add dev wan vid 2 pvid untagged
# configure the VLANs
ip addr add 192.0.2.1/30 dev eth0.2
ip addr add 192.0.2.129/25 dev br0
# bring up the bridge devices
ip link set br0 up