On Tuesday 01 August 2006 4:29 pm, Jonathan Kalbfeld wrote:
> I have an instance of NetBSD 3.0.1 that runs inside of QEMU emulating an
> i386.
>
> On the parent system, whether it is Windows, Linux, Solaris, or *BSD,
> you can run an OpenVPN instance and set up a tunnel.
>
> On the guest system, you can then run OpenVPN and connect to the other
> end of the tunnel.
>
> Voila!  Now, from the parent system, you can connect directly to your
> QEMU instance by using the tunnel.
>
> I set this up on my Sun Blade and am using it to test protocols.  My
> next task will be setting up a Virtual Ethernet Bridge between an
> emulated i386 on QEMU here in LA and a real-live NetBSD brick at my
> parents' home in Detroit.
>
> Interesting stuff!
>
> jonathan

I have used OpenVPN in this scenario and it works exceptionally well, 
especially since you can bridge the adapters on the host and transparently 
connect the guest to your internal LAN.  Maybe one day qemu will have builtin 
OpenVPN support so it won't have to be installed on the guest?

-Joseph


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