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| author | 45mg <45mg.writes@gmail.com> | 2025-03-22 22:33:16 +0530 |
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| committer | Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> | 2025-03-23 11:29:41 +0900 |
| commit | 7581fb5bfb735b2253a478902ed784550600b0f0 (patch) | |
| tree | a8a14767eb5d5cdd2c20efa978206260a59fb01c | |
| parent | 18763ba3fc2861b661f91b3010d7ffebe4d2eb2e (diff) | |
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doc: cookbook: Clarify virtual network switches.
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Virtual Machines): [Routed network for
libvirt] {Creating a virtual network switch}: Remove unnecessarily
noncommital language ("a few components/configurations, such as...").
Correct 'TUN interface', as bridges are currently used. Add a link to
the libvirt Wiki for more information.
Change-Id: I6ffdeca8e4d32155c8cce547d4930bf1b0cb471b
Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix-cookbook.texi | 21 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi index 13ff5bf814..7dc8a3d2f5 100644 --- a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi +++ b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi @@ -3897,14 +3897,19 @@ hosted on the virtual machine. @subsection Creating a virtual network switch -A virtual network switch consists of a few components/configurations, -such as a @abbr{TUN, network tunnel} interface, DHCP server (dnsmasq) -and firewall rules (iptables). The @command{virsh} command, provided by -the @code{libvirt} package, makes it very easy to create a virtual -switch. You first need to choose a network subnet for your virtual -switch; if your home LAN is in the @samp{192.168.1.0/24} network, you -could opt to use e.g.@: @samp{192.168.2.0/24}. Define an XML file, -e.g.@: @file{/tmp/virbr0.xml}, containing the following: +A virtual network switch consists of a virtual network device called a +`virtual bridge', DHCP server (dnsmasq) and firewall rules +(iptables). See the +@url{https://wiki.libvirt.org/VirtualNetworking.html, libvirt Wiki +article on Virtual Networking} for more details on the modes of +operation, management and implementation of virtual network switches. + +The @command{virsh} command, provided by the @code{libvirt} +package, makes it very easy to create a virtual switch. You first need +to choose a network subnet for your virtual switch; if your home LAN is +in the @samp{192.168.1.0/24} network, you could opt to use e.g.@: +@samp{192.168.2.0/24}. Define an XML file, e.g.@: +@file{/tmp/virbr0.xml}, containing the following: @example <network> |