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From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: Add etun driver
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:38:50 -0700
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Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Why not implement a true virtual network rather than simple
> tunnel pairs?
>   
What would a true virtual network do?  You mean with routers and such?

I use my redirect device (basically same as etun) to join virtual 
routers together,
but all of the virtual routing (and bridging, etc) logic is already in 
the kernel
and just has to be configured properly....

Ben

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