docker:networking:list_the_linux_bridges_on_the_docker_host
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Docker - Networking - List the Linux bridges on the Docker host
Install the brctl command and use it to list the Linux bridges on your Docker host.
Install the brctl tools
sudo apt install bridge-utils
List the bridges on your Docker host
brctl show
returns:
bridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces docker0 8000.b69c547268b7 no
NOTE: This shows a single Linux bridge called docker0.
- This is the bridge that was automatically created for the bridge network.
- It has no interfaces currently connected to it.
View details of the docker0 bridge
ip a
returns:
6: docker0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default
link/ether b6:9c:54:72:68:b7 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 172.17.0.1/16 brd 172.17.255.255 scope global docker0
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 fe80::b49c:54ff:fe72:68b7/64 scope link
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
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