goto cleanup;
}
+ /* Linux uses the lowest enslaved MAC address as the MAC address of
+ * the bridge. Set MAC address to a high value so that it doesn't
+ * affect the MAC address of the bridge.
+ */
+ if (ioctl(ctlfd, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &ifr) < 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "failed to get MAC address of device `%s': %s\n",
+ iface, strerror(errno));
+ ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
+ goto cleanup;
+ }
+ ifr.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data[0] = 0xFE;
+ if (ioctl(ctlfd, SIOCSIFHWADDR, &ifr) < 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "failed to set MAC address of device `%s': %s\n",
+ iface, strerror(errno));
+ ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
+ goto cleanup;
+ }
+
/* add the interface to the bridge */
prep_ifreq(&ifr, bridge);
ifindex = if_nametoindex(iface);