Re: [Xen-users] Need support for xen network configuration

[Philipp Hahn <hahn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

On 10.07.2014 11:24, lee wrote:
> Simon Hobson <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> lee <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
...
>>>> iface eth0 inet static
>>>>  address 192.168.1.1
>>>>  ...
>>>>  post up ip addr add address 192.168.1.7/24
>>>>  post up ip addr add address 10.0.0.1/24
>>>
>>> /24?
>>
>> As already mention, that's the easy way of writing the subnet mask.
> 
> I know --- I'm somewhat puzzled about it because when assigning an
> address to an interface, it's usually one particular address and not a
> subnet that is being assigned.

It the combination of "use that one specific address for yourself" and
"also add a route to that network, so you can directly talk to all those
other hosts" (by direct Ethernet communication instead of going through
the default gateway).

Philipp

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