Re: [ovs-dev] Fwd: [ovs-discuss] Regarding open-vSwitch errors

2013-01-03 Thread Ben Pfaff
I'm not sure whether the original poster is asking the difference between OVS and the Linux bridge or between a bridge and a switch. In the latter case: Q: I thought Open vSwitch was a virtual Ethernet switch, but the documentation keeps talking about bridges. What's a bridge? A: In networki

Re: [ovs-dev] Fwd: [ovs-discuss] Regarding open-vSwitch errors

2013-01-03 Thread Jesse Gross
It's the same. On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 9:36 PM, APURVA PATIL wrote: > And how does that occur in Bridge networking ?? > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Jesse Gross wrote: >> >> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 7:48 PM, APURVA PATIL wrote: >> > >> > On establishing the open-vSwitch connection on

Re: [ovs-dev] Fwd: [ovs-discuss] Regarding open-vSwitch errors

2013-01-02 Thread APURVA PATIL
And how does that occur in Bridge networking ?? On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Jesse Gross wrote: > On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 7:48 PM, APURVA PATIL wrote: > > > > On establishing the open-vSwitch connection on the host , I have a doubt > in > > properly understanding the folloowing problems :

Re: [ovs-dev] Fwd: [ovs-discuss] Regarding open-vSwitch errors

2013-01-02 Thread Jesse Gross
On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 7:48 PM, APURVA PATIL wrote: > > On establishing the open-vSwitch connection on the host , I have a doubt in > properly understanding the folloowing problems : > > I am not getting the networking details how does the host gets Internet > connectivity even when the eth0 gets

[ovs-dev] Fwd: [ovs-discuss] Regarding open-vSwitch errors

2013-01-02 Thread APURVA PATIL
On establishing the open-vSwitch connection on the host , I have a doubt in properly understanding the folloowing problems : I am not getting the networking details how does the host gets Internet connectivity even when the eth0 gets an IP of 0.0.0.0? Is it through br0? What doe up while specify