[OpenIndiana-discuss] OI on kvm-linux -> networking issue?

[carlopmart]

On 11/04/2011 11:44 AM, Peter Lees wrote:
> On 4/11/11 7:42 PM, carlopmart wrote:
>> On 11/04/2011 02:32 AM, Peter Lees wrote:
>>> hi folks
>>>
>>> i'm trying to run openindiana 151a in a VM using KVM linux (centos 6.0)
>>>
>>> i'm trying to use a bridged ethernet connection, but for some reason the
>>> data is not getting through (can't ping the real network)
>>>
>>> this is probably more a centos/linux question than OI, but i wondered if
>>> anyone had a similar setup they could share ?
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> p
>>>
>>> --
>>> peter lees
>>>
>>
>> How do you defined the bridge in c6 host?? What nic driver do you use in
>> OI??
>
>
> centos6 (host) bridge is defined using /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts:
>
> ifcfg-eth0:
> DEVICE="eth0"
> BRIDGE=br0
> NM_CONTROLLED="no"
> ONBOOT="yes"
> HWADDR=00:1E:67:14:E7:5D
> TYPE=Ethernet
> DNS1=10.16.168.10
> IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes
> IPV6INIT=no
>
>
> ifcfg-br0
> DEVICE=br0
> NM_CONTROLLED=no
> BOOTPROTO=static
> ONBOOT=yes
> TYPE=Bridge
> IPADDR=10.16.168.3
> PREFIX=27
> GATEWAY=10.16.168.10
> DNS1=10.16.168.10
> DEFROUTE=yes
> IPV6INIT=no
>
> 10.16.168.3 is the host IP address on that network.
>
> nics driver on OI was the default rtl8139 (rtls0), but i have changed to
> e1000g (the physical port, fwiw, is e1000g)
>
> both types plumb OK on the OI VM, but no traffic seems to cross the bridge
>
>
> thoughts?
>
> p
>

Uhmm ... Maybe the problem is with e1000g driver. I have installed a 
FreeBSD guest under a RHEL6 kvm host, and this driver suffers problems ...

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