Weird. You have bridge-utils installed? Does
brctl addbr lxcbr0 ifconfig lxcbr0 192.168.42.8 netmask 255.255.255.0 /opt/bin/lxcbr0-up work? Quoting matthew byers (faintstlsa...@gmail.com): > stlsaint@stlsaint-devcore:~$ sudo ifup lxcbr0 > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device > lxcbr0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device > lxcbr0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > Failed to bring up lxcbr0. > > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Serge Hallyn > <serge.hal...@canonical.com>wrote: > > > Quoting matthew byers (faintstlsa...@gmail.com): > > > Hey i am trying to run lxc on my laptop but am having problem setting up > > > bridge. My internet connection consist of a WAN that i have absolutely no > > > control over. I connect my tablet to the network and then tether it to my > > > laptop. I followed directions from this site: > > > > > http://s3hh.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/lxc-containers-on-a-host-with-wireless/up > > > until the point of running: ifup br0 #in which i get the Ignoring Uknown > > > Interface.....as shown below > > > > > > stlsaint@stlsaint-devcore:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces > > > auto lo > > > iface lo inet loopback > > > > > > auto lxcbr0 > > > iface lxcbr0 inet static > > > address 192.168.42.8 > > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > > post-up /opt/bin/lxcbr0-up > > > > > > > > > stlsaint@stlsaint-devcore:~$ cat /opt/bin/lxcbr0-up > > > #!/bin/sh > > > # This is the address we assigned to our bridge in > > /etc/network/interfaces > > > braddr=192.168.42.8 > > > # ip address range for containers > > > brrange=192.168.42.9,192.168.42.230 > > > iptables -A FORWARD -i lxcbr0 -s /24 -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j ACCEPT > > > iptables -A FORWARD -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT > > > iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -j MASQUERADE > > > dnsmasq --bind-interfaces --conf-file= --listen-address > > --except-interface > > > lo --dhcp-range --dhcp-lease-max=253 --dhcp-no-override > > > > > > > > > stlsaint@stlsaint-devcore:~$ sudo ifup br0 > > > Ignoring unknown interface br0=br0. > > > > D'oh! > > > > Halfway through writing the post I changed br0 to lxcbr0. Apparently not > > completely. > > What happens if you do: > > > > sudo ifup lxcbr0 > > > > ? > > > > > > -- > God Bless ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 _______________________________________________ Lxc-users mailing list Lxc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxc-users