Simon Walter <simon@???> writes:
[...]
> I am adding containers (LXC) and
> virtual network to the box, I think I will add an tap and bridge
> interface to an /etc/network/interface.d/ file. If I use something
> like:
>
> auto br0
> iface br0 inet static
> pre-up ip tuntap add dev tap0 mode tap
> pre-up ip link set tap0 up
> post-down ip link set tap0 down
> post-down ip tuntap del dev tap0 mode tap
> bridge_ports tap0
> address 10.1.1.1
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> broadcast 10.1.1.255
>
> And make sure there is the source /etc/network/interface.d/* line in
> the interfaces file. Then route with iptables between the a physical
> NIC (eth0 for example) and the virtual NIC (tap0) and have all the
> containers connected to br0.
>
> Are there any glaring problems with this setup?
This will create a bridge with one virtual network interface bridged to
a character device an application could use to talk 'ethernet' to the
network stack. That's certainly not inherently related to/ useful for
anything-lxc.