Bug 343403

Summary:	app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-3.2.10: bridged networking does not work starting with 2.6.36 on TAP-devices
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	gentoo-bugs
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Patrick Lauer <patrick>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	minor	CC:	polynomial-c, swapon
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/7649
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	336465
Attachments:	All files in app-emulation/virtualbox-modules

Description gentoo-bugs 2010-10-30 17:36:39 UTC

As you can read on

http://amailbox.org/mailarchive/linux-netdev/2010/10/23/6288128/thread

VBox stops working with bridged Networking and TAP devices since 2.6.36.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Howto create tap-interface: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Advanced_Networking_Linux

Comment 1 gentoo-bugs 2010-10-30 17:46:16 UTC

Created attachment 252595 [details]
All files in app-emulation/virtualbox-modules

I added a modified ebuild to my overlay which includes the patch from http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/7649

Comment 2 Lars Wendler (Polynomial-C) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-12-08 22:49:55 UTC

This should be fixed in 3.2.12