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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 9:36 PM, Albert W. Hopkins |
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<marduk@×××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> I read this document, and it seems to be doing basically what you get |
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> with libvirt, except libvirt does all that for you (but uses brctl |
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> instead of vde (I'm not sure what the differences are)). |
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> Anyway it seems like libvirt may be another alternative for you. It |
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> takes care of the bridging/dnsmasq/masquerading stuff for you and also |
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> has some nice management features (and a gui). |
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bridge allow your vm to connect to the internet directly. the vm will |
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connect to the dhcp server as your host machine do. |
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vde creates a vlan on your host, and your vms connect to that vlan. |
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and your host machine will act like a gateway to your vm. |
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people say vde is easier to config if you have many vms. i actually |
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never tried bridge. maybe i should try it some time. |
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Best Regards, |
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David Shen |
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http://twitter.com/davidshen84/ |
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