[ follow up to -user only ] On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 08:25:58PM +0530, Adil Mujeeb, Noida wrote: > what is the use of attaching the host interface in the bridge? Without > attaching the host interface in the bridge we can simply bring down the host > interface with ip 0.0.0.0 & assign the host interface ip to the bridge. > What is the significance of attaching the host interface to the bridge any > specific reason??
If you do not add the host interface to the bridge, then guests connected to the bridge will not have access to the external network. In order for the bridge to pass packets to particular networks (e.g. the ethernet network connected to eth0) the interface connected to that network must be part of the bridge. Paul ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user
