Re: network advice needed

[Derrik Pates <demon@devrandom.net>]

Andrew Theurer wrote:
> Newbie Xen network advice needed.  I'd like to do the following:  Have domain0 
> masqerade all other domains (on that system) through the physical ethernet 
> adapter in domain0.  I'd like all of the other domains to have an IP 
> addresses in 192.168.0.0/24.  Domain0 will also dhcp serve IP's to the other 
> domains.  I want to do this, so I can dynamically create as many domains as I 
> need without worrying about IP address assignment headaches.

As each domain has its own independent interface(s), you'd either (a) 
have to assign each individual interface its own /30, and dish out a 
specific DHCP IP for each one, or bridge them all together, and treat it 
as one big network.

> doamin0: has my physical network adapter with my static IP address, and an 
> ethernet bridge which has IP address of 192.168.0.1.  

Makes sense.

> domain[1-N]: has vifN.0, with IP address in subnet 192.168.0.0/24
> 
> Some iptables setup to MASQ from dev br0 and out eth0.
> 
> The main thing I see that needs chaning is simply not move domain0's eth0 IP 
> address to the bridge, but assign it 192.168.0.1.  Is that correct?

Yes, you should be able to hack the /etc/xen/scripts/network script to 
just not try to claim eth0's IP and not enslave it to the bridge device. 
It shouldn't be a huge change, mostly just commenting/removing things. 
Then just set up dhcpd and an iptables ruleset pretty much as you'd 
expect on a real network.

-- 
Derrik Pates
demon@devrandom.net


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