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Re: [Xen-users] Giving a domU direct access to a NIC

To: "Nemeth, Tamas" <nice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Giving a domU direct access to a NIC
From: "Antoine Benkemoun" <antoine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:16:18 +0200
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Thanks very much ! I'll have a look at that


On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Nemeth, Tamas <nice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
2008. 09. 19, péntek keltezéssel 10.38-kor Antoine Benkemoun ezt írta:

> I don't really know how Xen networking works,
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenNetworking
http://ebtables.sourceforge.net/br_fw_ia/br_fw_ia.html



> but is it possible to give a domU direct access to a NIC ?

It's possible to give PCI devices (including ethernet cards ;) to domUs.
I haven't ever tried this, but you may read:
http://www.novell.com/communities/node/2880/assign-dedicated-network-card-or-pci-device-xen-virtual-machine



> Or at least give it enough access so that it can see packets that are
> not for the domU originally.

I'm afraid not.





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