[Bug 684424] Re: Bridges are not transparent for packets

2011-04-28 Thread Thomas Schweikle
If this is an Opinion please do not call the whole thing bridge. Bridges are transparently connecting networks at layer 2. An non- transparent bridge can't be called a bridge. Whatever it is. It's not a bridge as bridge meant in networking terminology. -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 684424] Re: Bridges are not transparent for packets

2011-04-28 Thread Serge Hallyn
@Thomas, can you try 'brctl stp br0 on' in the VM? I reproduced your setup using an lxc container connected to a bridge, and a separate network namespace inside the container. With stp off, I could not ping the host or the outside world (without setting routes). With stp on, I could ping the

[Bug 684424] Re: Bridges are not transparent for packets

2010-12-06 Thread Chuck Short
** Changed in: libvirt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Low ** Changed in: libvirt (Ubuntu) Status: New = Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to libvirt in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/684424

[Bug 684424] Re: Bridges are not transparent for packets

2010-12-02 Thread Thomas Schweikle
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[Bug 684424] Re: Bridges are not transparent for packets

2010-12-02 Thread Thomas Schweikle
Setting promiscuous mode for all devices connected to the bridge does not help. Trying to ping any system from the guest only shows the system not reachable. This error is, in my opinion, not only an annoying bug! It renders kvm, qemu, xen, ... useless. It is something that has to be fixed! The