Linux Bridge Utilities provide a protocol-independent method of connecting two Ethernet segments via a bridge.
When it comes to manually configuring network cards, Linux Bridge Utilities obliges the user to make sure both network cards are set up and working properly before proceeding. The user should avoid setting the IP address and allowing startup scripts to run DHCP on the ethernet interfaces since the IP address has to be set after the bridge has been configured. The `ifconfig` command should show both network cards, and they should be down.
In most cases, the bridge code is built as a module, which is properly configured and installed to get automatically loaded on the first `brctl` command. To show a small command synopsis, the bridge-utilities should have been correctly built, and the kernel and bridge-module should be OK. Linux Bridge Utilities is a great software that has been designed to offer a smooth and easy-to-use experience to its users.
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