On Tue, 14 May 2013 12:04:29 +0100 Giles Coochey <gi...@coochey.net> wrote:
> On 14/05/2013 11:16, Stephan von Krawczynski wrote: > > On Tue, 14 May 2013 11:57:14 +0200 > > Freek de Kruijf <f.de.kru...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Op dinsdag 14 mei 2013 11:25:50 schreef Stephan von Krawczynski: > >>> Hello all, > >>> > >>> has anybody done a linux guest on linux host that uses 802.1Q > >> VLans? Is > >>> there anything special one has to do or configure on the host to make > >> vlan > >>> tags work on some interface? The interface on the guest comes up, > >> but > >>> cannot reach any neighbor inside the vlan. It looks like the packets are > >>> not sent with tags. > >> AFAIK VirtualBox only allows 1508 bytes Ethernet packets to pass from > >> the physical interface to the interface of the guest. So you have to fiddle > >> with the MTU in all the systems in the VLAN to pass VLAN packets to the > >> guest. > > That is a no-go. Does this mean I have to stress Franks' patience? ;-) > > Honestly, you cannot virtualise server environments today without VLans... > > > http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html > [ some lines from the docs ] > -- > Regards, > > Giles Coochey, CCNP, CCNA, CCNAS I read that, and I tried that, and it did not work either. If someone has a working config with vlans on linux guests it would be nice to share his experience. -- Regards, Stephan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
