Actually, the udev hook uses bridge_parse_ports on bridge-ports and that function is supposed to expand the list based on regexp (with all being equivalent eth.*), so it should actually work.
I'll do some tests hopefully later today. ** Description changed: - I posted the details of the problem on: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1911817 - + I posted the details of the problem on: + http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1911817 + + /etc/network/interfaces: + auto lo + iface lo inet loopback + + auto br0 + iface br0 inet static + address 192.168.1.5 + netmask 255.255.255.0 + gateway 192.168.1.1 + bridge_ports all + + iface eth0 inet manual + up ifconfig $IFACE 0.0.0.0 up + up ip link set $IFACE promisc on + down ip link set $IFACE promisc off + down ifconfig $IFACE down + + $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 $ apt-cache policy bridge-utils bridge-utils: - Installed: 1.5-2ubuntu1 - Candidate: 1.5-2ubuntu1 - Version table: - *** 1.5-2ubuntu1 0 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 1.5-2ubuntu1 + Candidate: 1.5-2ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 1.5-2ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status I was expecting to have network after boot. I don't have network instead. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: bridge-utils 1.5-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jan 19 22:45:21 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) SourcePackage: bridge-utils UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-16 (96 days ago) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919068 Title: After I installed bridge-utils I don't have Network on reboot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bridge-utils/+bug/919068/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs