Re: [Xen-users] domU access to dom0/ tap device

["Dennis Muhlestein" <djmuhlestein@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Some things you might want to check :
> - use bridge setup for xen networking. IMHO it's the simplest way.
> - use static mac-address for domU (specified in domU config file)
> - disable iptables and selinux on dom0 and domU (makes things easier for
> first setup. you can turn them on later if you want)
> - verify that network connectivity between dom0 and domU works as
> expected (ping, ssh, bandwitdh and latency, etc. I like to use netio to
> test it.)
> - verify that IP forwarding in domU is turned on
> - verify that the exact openvpn setup works on real physical machine (to
> isolate any openvpn problems)
> - try openvpn on domU
>
> Using latest available version of xen might also help. Some of my
> servers (DELL) uses a network card which doesn't work with xen 3.0.2 (it
> works perfectly on non-xen setup), but works fine on xen >= 3.0.3.
It was the xen version.  I updated from 3.0.2 to 3.0.4 and the problem
went away.  Thanks for the input.

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