This version of the bridge utilities is for Linux 2.4 and 2.6,it uses the sysfs interface if possible on Linux 2.6---------------------------Lennert Buytenhek rewrote the linux bridging codebecause the old code was a big mess and nonextensible.The new code is published at:	http://bridge.sourceforge.net/Advantages of the new code are:- Support for multiple bridge port groups (i.e. multiple independent  bridges in one machine).- Each bridge is seen as a logical device, which allows you to do  firewalling between port groups for example.- Everything is dynamic; bridges are created dynamically using the  userspace configuration tool, ports are 'enslaved' dynamically, etc.- It is being actively maintained.- It uses a hash table for MAC addresses, not an AVL tree.- It's small (currently 4 pages of i386 code) and modular.- The source isn't a mess.- It works as a module.If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please send email tothe mailing list bridge@osdl.org--------------------------Files in this package:AUTHORS		Authors of this packageCOPYING		The GNU General Public License.Makefile	Recursive Makefile.README		This file.brctl/		The userspace bridge configuration tool.bridge-utils.spec		A .spec file for Red Hat package building. "rpm -tb		<tar.gz file>" ought to give you a .RPM file.doc/		Some documentation files.libbridge/	The bridge configuration interface library.misc/		Miscellaneous utilities.