deleting bridge interface for better throughput.

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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Hi,
I have an PPPPoE VLAN tagged internet setup on ether1, all Ethernet ports are linked together through bridge interface, which I hear can significantly reduce performance/throughput.
I want delete the bridge interface and connect all the ports using the switch interface in the same RB951G-2HnD router.
if anyone can supply me with direct running code for the terminal, I will be very pleased.

thanks a lot.
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Since ROS 6.41 you can enable hardware offloading on bridges and for a simple setup (one bridge, no vlans, bondings etc.) this will be the same as using switch chip in switch menu.

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thank you co much mr.XVO,
Since my ISP requires VLAN on PPPoE neccessary to establish internet connection. I must activate at least one VLAN on ether1 port.
hardware offloading you mean fast-track ? enabled from firewall tap rules?
thanks again and sorry that I am a big network noob .. xD.

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You can delete the Bridge if only one Interface or VLAN is connected to it.
As soon as you have more Interface I do not see how you can remove it.

Look at VLAN 40 here (it does not use Bridge):
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/sofware-vlan-bridge-on-ruteros-explained/122534/1

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VLAN interface on ether1 is ok, for hw-offload to work you need no vlan filtering on the bridge itself.
No, hardware offloading is a new feature option that makes a bridge behave like a dumb switch when it is possible.
So switching will be done by switch chip.
https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Switch_Chip_Features#Bridge_Hardware_Offloading

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thanks to both of you guys, I have managed to enable HW-offload on the bridge as Mr.XVO suggested. now it is fine.
thanks to both of you, solved.