Bridging interfaces

To bridge interfaces in pfSense, navigate to Interfaces | (assign) and click on the Bridges tab. On this tab, a table displaying all configured bridges will be present. To add a new bridge, click on the Add button below the table and to the right.

On the Bridge configuration page, you must select at least two interfaces in the Member Interfaces listbox. These are the interfaces that will be bridged. You may also enter a brief non-parsed description in the Description edit box.

Setting up a bridge can be as simple as selecting the interfaces, but clicking on the Show Advanced button reveals a number of advanced options, many of them pertaining to spanning trees. The Cache size edit box allows you to set the size of the ...

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