+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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Virtual eXtensible Local Area Networking documentation
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iproute2 that matches the kernel release where VXLAN was first merged
upstream.
-1. Create vxlan device
- # ip link add vxlan0 type vxlan id 42 group 239.1.1.1 dev eth1 dstport 4789
+1. Create vxlan device::
+
+ # ip link add vxlan0 type vxlan id 42 group 239.1.1.1 dev eth1 dstport 4789
This creates a new device named vxlan0. The device uses the multicast
group 239.1.1.1 over eth1 to handle traffic for which there is no
and uses the Linux-selected value by default to maintain backwards
compatibility.
-2. Delete vxlan device
- # ip link delete vxlan0
+2. Delete vxlan device::
+
+ # ip link delete vxlan0
-3. Show vxlan info
- # ip -d link show vxlan0
+3. Show vxlan info::
+
+ # ip -d link show vxlan0
It is possible to create, destroy and display the vxlan
forwarding table using the new bridge command.
-1. Create forwarding table entry
- # bridge fdb add to 00:17:42:8a:b4:05 dst 192.19.0.2 dev vxlan0
+1. Create forwarding table entry::
+
+ # bridge fdb add to 00:17:42:8a:b4:05 dst 192.19.0.2 dev vxlan0
+
+2. Delete forwarding table entry::
+
+ # bridge fdb delete 00:17:42:8a:b4:05 dev vxlan0
-2. Delete forwarding table entry
- # bridge fdb delete 00:17:42:8a:b4:05 dev vxlan0
+3. Show forwarding table::
-3. Show forwarding table
- # bridge fdb show dev vxlan0
+ # bridge fdb show dev vxlan0