Tech nibble: Linux bridge VLAN filtering

[For more context: see Tech nibble: KVM host networking topologies] Traditional VLAN bridging and its problems Linux bridges have been the traditional means of connecting KVM guests, and VLAN support is usually the means by which they are...

Pain points: MLD snooping on Linux bridges

It seems that MLD snooping on Linux bridges has broken various parts of IPv6 connectivity over the past 10 years or so. Initial reports of bugs were from 2013, when having MLD snooping enabled on the bridge broke neighbour discovery (breaking...