Yes, I understand you can do this without causing a loop. Why not use the same interface to send and receive traffic?
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:16 AM, Liu Wenmao <marvel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Rosen: > > I want to implement a virutal IPS(intrusion protection system) on L2 > layer, so the input interface and the output interface should be on the > same network. > > Now I manually modify the packet vlan using OpenFlow protocol at the two > NICs, so that the loop won't happen. > > > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Aaron Rosen <aro...@nicira.com> wrote: > >> I still don't see why you want to have two nics on the same L2? We don't >> allow this because we don't want to allow a tenants to bridge them >> creating a loop in the network. >> >> Aaron >> >> >> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Liu Wenmao <marvel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello: >>> >>> I have a network with a subnet, I want create a VM with one NIC >>> connected with this subnet, with one or two extra NIC left, because I want >>> to do some more things such as intrusion protection >>> >>> I wonder is it possible to create a VM with more NICs than its connected >>> network? >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >>> Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >> >
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