Bug#321999: ITP: vde -- virtual distributed ethernet

2005-08-10 Thread Guus Sliepen
On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 12:00:07AM +0200, Renzo Davoli wrote: I don't object to choice in Debian, but I am wondering why VDE has been created when there are alternatives like OpenVPN, tinc and GVPE, which can all tunnel Ethernet over the Internet and work like a switch as well. [...]

Bug#321999: ITP: vde -- virtual distributed ethernet

2005-08-09 Thread Piotr Roszatycki
On Tuesday 09 of August 2005 07:19, Guus Sliepen wrote: On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 06:47:14PM +0200, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: VDE is a virtual network that can be spawned over a set of physical computer over the Internet VDE connects together: (1) real GNU-linux boxes (tuntap) (2) virtual

Bug#321999: ITP: vde -- virtual distributed ethernet

2005-08-09 Thread Guus Sliepen
On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 11:03:22AM +0200, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: I'm using the VDE as a virtual switch for QEMU and I've found it is extremaly useful. The possibility of creating p-t-p tunnels are IMHO less important. Also, the VDE provides the bi-directional pipes which can be used to

Bug#321999: ITP: vde -- virtual distributed ethernet

2005-08-09 Thread Renzo Davoli
On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 07:19:23AM +0200, Guus Sliepen wrote: On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 06:47:14PM +0200, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: VDE is a virtual network that can be spawned over a set of physical computer over the Internet VDE connects together: (1) real GNU-linux boxes (tuntap) (2)

Bug#321999: ITP: vde -- virtual distributed ethernet

2005-08-08 Thread Piotr Roszatycki
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Piotr Roszatycki [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Package name: vde Version : 1.5.9 Upstream Author : Renzo Davoli * URL : http://vde.sourceforge.net/ * License : GPL Description : virtual distributed ethernet VDE is a virtual

Bug#321999: ITP: vde -- virtual distributed ethernet

2005-08-08 Thread Guus Sliepen
On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 06:47:14PM +0200, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: VDE is a virtual network that can be spawned over a set of physical computer over the Internet VDE connects together: (1) real GNU-linux boxes (tuntap) (2) virtual machines: UML-User Mode Linux, qemu, bochs, MPS. VDE can