Andrew Suffield wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 06:46:30PM -0400, Roberto C. S?nchez wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 11:50:17AM +0100, Simon Hobson wrote:
>>> I've now had chance to experiment with both bridges and routed setups 
>>> (copying Toms example on the web site) for Xen, here are a few 
>>> observations :
>>>
>>> Bridged:
>>>
>>> Default setup, easy to get the network going.
>>> Shorewall works but has some limitations in a bridged environment, 
>>> but in dom-u's works just like a real single interface machine.
>>>
>> What I really like about bridged is that (from a networking perspective)
>> each domU is indistinguishable from a physical host on the same network
>> as the dom0.  Depending on your needs, that may be good or bad.
>> However, I tend to think of it as a very good thing.
> 
> It basically reduces to the question of:
> 
> Is your purpose in using Xen just to segregate some virtual hosts as
> an alternative to buying several boxes, or to create hosts with more
> restricted capabilities than a normal one?
>

I agree. And if you need more restricted capabilities than a normal one
then you should consider running a firewall in front of the Xen host or
you should consider switching to a configuration other than one where
you run Shorewall in your bridged Dom0.

-Tom
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