netdev - RE: looking for veth like.

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Message-ID: <012adedf9d99076f0b2428c7153a3f81@chewa.net>
Date:	Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:56:13 +0100
From:	Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi@...lab.net>
To:	Christian Durieux <christian_durieux@...mail.com>
Cc:	NetDev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: looking for veth like.

On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:30:28 +0000, Christian Durieux
<christian_durieux@...mail.com> wrote:
>> Create two tap devices using /dev/net/tun and forward packets between
>> them.

> I've been thinking of this but I need to stay at the kernel level (for
> performance issue).

Obviously, with an old kernel, you can't do something that requires a more
recent kernel. Add two NICs and plug a cross cable between them if you
don't want to involve user land.

-- 
Rémi Denis-Courmont
http://www.remlab.net
http://fi.linkedin.com/in/remidenis

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