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RE: [Xen-users] veth0 is from netback and vifu.0 is fromthebridge-utils?

To: <Anthony.Golia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] veth0 is from netback and vifu.0 is fromthebridge-utils?
From: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:49:43 +0100
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Thread-topic: [Xen-users] veth0 is from netback and vifu.0 is fromthebridge-utils?
> > It's effectively a point to point link, allowing domain 0 
> to connect 
> > on to the bridge in the same manner that other domains do. (before, 
> > packets to domain 0 were short-cutted and came off the bridge 
> > directly, which could lead to traffic from other domains 
> being stalled 
> > if a lot of traffic was destined to user space in dom0.
> 
> thx.  what's the diff betwn the two (veth0 and vifu.0) ?

vifX.0 is the end of the virtual 'cross-over cable' that's connected to
the bridge. veth0 is the end that's effectively the domain's virtual
NIC, and hence has the IP address associated with it.

Ian

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