This isn't an Open vSwitch question--Open vSwitch doesn't implement the virtual NICs.
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 04:06:56PM -0400, tim huang wrote: > yes, I can understand. However, I'm not working on the production or real > network but trying to implement some of my thoughts with openvswitch and I > only need to set the link speed lower to create artificial congestion in > the network. > > From my understanding, the only way to set the openvswitch port speed is to > use openvswitch with some of physical NICs, right? Even setup the network > within a ESXi server using different virtual machines for openvswitches and > hosts can not change the port link speed of the openvswitches. > > Thanks for your patient replies > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 03:38:14PM -0400, tim huang wrote: > > > Does this mean the virtual NIC doesn't support changing the link speed? I > > > asked one of my friends he said the command works fine with his physical > > > NIC. Cause I'm using ubuntu as the virtual machine with my Mac, I don't > > > have any physical NIC to test it out. My ubuntu is 12.04.0. > > > > Virtual NICs don't have a useful speed. > > > > > > -- > Thanks > Tim _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss