Re: [Vserver] dev setting in interfaces

From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert_at_13thfloor.at>
Date: Thu 22 Dec 2005 - 17:03:08 GMT
Message-ID: <20051222170308.GB6819@MAIL.13thfloor.at>

On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 05:53:59PM +0100, Stephan Mueller wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I am quite shure this is a stupid question, never the less I would
> like to know the answer ;)
>
> What is dev supposed to be set to? The flower page says:
>
> dev: The network device

if you want the tools to 'create' the IP for
your guest, then you have to tell them on which
interface it shall be done ...

> Hm. Has it to be an existing network interface of the vserver? Or ist
> it just a name?

has to be an existing network interface like
eth0 or dummy0 or bond0.10

> I set it to eth0 and it works but maybe there is more to know about
> it.

yes, it is :)

if you leave it out (the dev entry) and add a
'nodev' one instead, then the IP will not be
created, just used ...

HTC,
Herbert

> Cheers and thanks,
>
> Steph.
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