In kernel 2.4 bridge module doesn't exists ....wih this name .. Oliver Falk wrote: > On 09/12/2005 10:54 PM, carlopmart at gmail.com wrote: > >> hi all, >> >> I am using centos3.5 for my firewall home. I would like to do some >> tests with bridge firewalling. When i try to create the bridge, brctl >> givtes me this error: br_add_bridge: Package not installed. >> >> i find some answers about this error, but the most important is the >> one that says driver is not loaded into kernel. In my >> /boot/config-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL file appears compiled as a module, but >> how can i load it with modprobe?? .... :(( >> >> Thanky you > > > I guess, that brctl will not load the module automatically and your > system doesn't either... > > Try it this way: > > [root at pluto ~]# modprobe bridge; lsmod | grep bridge > bridge 52953 0 > > It's a FC4 in my case, but this should work with CentOS also... > > Best, > Oliver > -- CL Martinez carlopmart {at} gmail {d0t} com