On 07/01/2018 16:57, Fakity Fakfak wrote: > [...] > Is it okay for me to setup the ip address of br0 on two different RPi to be > the same? > [...]
Obviously not. [*]
Let me add the following:
=> the two bridges that you defined (and "connected" each-other) are
perfectly working regardless of the IP address that you (can, but are not
obliged to) assign the such two bridges (remember: bridges are Layer-2
entities while an IP address is a Layer-3 one; they work at different
layers; so they are very different [and mostly "unrelated"] "things");
=> IP addresses for the bridges are needed _ONLY_ when you want to reach
them.... via IP. This can be avoided if you managed OVS-utilities "locally"
from the RPis. But as soon as you want to "talk" to OVS via IP... you need
a proper working IP configuration;
=> as the OpenFlow (pox) controller will need to talk to both OVS
instances, this imply you need a proper working IP configuration.
Also, as an additional (but initially complex to fully understand) hint:
=> the IP networking that you need to put in place in order, for "pox", to
control the two OVS instances... _SHOULD_ be _TOTALLY_ unrelated with
respect to the Ethernet/IP traffic flowing along the interfaces that your
OVS bridges will use to switch "user" traffic. So you should create:
- a "management" network reserved for the traffic to/from "pox" and
"OVSs"
(POC, RPiA, RPiB);
- a "user" network reserved for "normal" user traffic.
In other words: the hosts connected to normal ports (A, B, C, D, F, G)
should _NOT_ be able to reach the two OVS instances (RPiA, RPiB) nor POX.
I'm sure that as soon as you'll spend some time carefully thinking to such
a requirement, you'll understand yourself the benefits that such a
segmentation provides in terms of a (slightly increased) network security :-)
HTH :-)
Bye,
DV
[*] Sorry but.... the fact that you're asking this very question.... means
that you should get a bit deeper with basic "IP networking" :-) ...before
getting to OVS :-)
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Damiano Verzulli
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