Re: Can NetworkManager support bridging

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Mon, 2013-12-02 at 04:25 -0500, Pavel Simerda wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "poma" <pomidorabelisima gmail com>
> > To: networkmanager-list gnome org
> > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 1:28:12 AM
> > Subject: Re: Can NetworkManager support bridging
> >
> > On 30.11.2013 00:58, Qian Zhang wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have an RHEL 6.4 machine, and I created some virtual machines on it, and
> > > I want to create a bridge (e.g., br0) for my eth0, and have my virtual
> > > machines access Internet via br0.
> > >
> > > But I am not sure if NetworkManager in RHEL 6.4 has such feature, anyone
> > > can help?
> >
> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv6-list
> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users
> > https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Virtualization_Host_Configuration_and_Guest_Installation_Guide/
>
> +1
>
> There's no point in asking about distribution specific features of an obsolete branch of NetworkManager 
> here in the upstream mailing list, especially about a feature that was never present in the upstream 0.8.x 
> branch. Please use downstream communication channels and/or contact your distributor.

Right, queries best asked through Red Hat about specific features.  That
said, yes, 6.4 and 6.5 do support bridging with NetworkManager, though
there are some limitations.

Dan