On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 7:44 PM, Edison Su <edison...@citrix.com> wrote: > If there is no VLAN, then it's not "advanced networking". > Put in another way, what's the benefits using "advanced networking" instead > of "basic networking"?
Basic networking doesnt allow multiple guest networks per vm > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Outback Dingo [mailto:outbackdi...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 4:29 PM >> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org >> Subject: VLANS in Advance Networking NOT NEEDED. >> >> Just a curiosity, wonder if there way any way to allow advanced >> networking without using VLANS >> I get the security concept, though i question their use in certain >> configurations and that not everyone >> can afford the high end switches required to maintain a VLAN network. >> Simply put, we should be >> given a choice. I can configure XCP / XEN hosts to do exactly what i >> want without cloudstack, by >> giving all VMs dual interfaces one for public and one for private >> without issues. As soon as I put >> CS in the mix I am forced to use vlans in my configuration which my >> current network topology >> doesnt support. and yes, I have two separate physical network >> segments, so i question why i need vlans >> in the first place as im not running public address space and private >> address space over the same >> physical network, so why does CS limit various hypervisors usage by >> forcing vlan topologies
