Re: [uml-devel] Re: What to do with uml_switch?

[Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>]

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>>>>> "Gerd" == Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org> writes:
    >> 3) can create *multiple* switches and keep them seperate

    Gerd> Hmm, not sure I like that idea.  Is this with vlan tagging
    Gerd> support?  How can this be configured?  Is the command mode the
    Gerd> only way, or can you also use some config file or command line
    Gerd> switches for that?

  No VLANs. 
  It creates multiple sockets, and you tell the UML(s) about the multiple
interfaces. 

  Please read the mentione paper.

    Gerd> Hmm, I don't think it is a good idea to put that kind of
    Gerd> testing code into the switch daemon.  I'd make the switch
    Gerd> daemon behave as close as possible to a real switch, then use
    Gerd> the normal tools you use for real networks as well.  I think
    Gerd> uml_switch should just support a monitor port which will see

  Not practical, not reliable.
  Often, not even possible if you wish to play packets that Linux simply
can not easily produce. 

  Secondly, I do not put these things into uml_switch.
  Rather, I *refactor* things so that uml_switch and uml_netjig share
back end code. uml_switch has none of the above things, only the same
port.c code.

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