On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 06:46:30PM -0400, Roberto C. S?nchez wrote: > On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 11:50:17AM +0100, Simon Hobson wrote: > > I've now had chance to experiment with both bridges and routed setups > > (copying Toms example on the web site) for Xen, here are a few > > observations : > > > > Bridged: > > > > Default setup, easy to get the network going. > > Shorewall works but has some limitations in a bridged environment, > > but in dom-u's works just like a real single interface machine. > > > What I really like about bridged is that (from a networking perspective) > each domU is indistinguishable from a physical host on the same network > as the dom0. Depending on your needs, that may be good or bad. > However, I tend to think of it as a very good thing.
It basically reduces to the question of: Is your purpose in using Xen just to segregate some virtual hosts as an alternative to buying several boxes, or to create hosts with more restricted capabilities than a normal one? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
