Re: [plex86] brain fart regarding networking

[Christian Laursen]

John Berthels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> > If this is what you're thinking, it sounds pretty good, except, of course,
> > that it relies on writing drivers for both sides.  You have to do NAT on the
> > host side if you want to get to the outside world and don't have a IP to do
> > it, but if you don't, it's pretty simple routing.
> 
> I think UML (User Mode Linux - http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/ )
> uses a PPP link for this. (Ah...just checked, it uses a SLIP link) Would
> it work if you write a serial device (is that a simpler option than
> writing a dummy ethernet card?)?

I believe the SLIP stuff is deprecated in UML.

Instead the ethertap device is used, which is a bit cleaner.

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    Christian Laursen