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diff --git a/blog/content/notes/tech/misc_linux_stuff.gmi b/blog/content/notes/tech/misc_linux_stuff.gmi index 87569146..a5521f1f 100644 --- a/blog/content/notes/tech/misc_linux_stuff.gmi +++ b/blog/content/notes/tech/misc_linux_stuff.gmi @@ -84,3 +84,33 @@ Maps: * Left pedal to be a ctrl key * Center pedal to the toggle mute key * Right pedal to be Win+M (you can map this in Gnome to toggle mic status) + +## Remote networking + +If you can create a pipe between two hosts (using SSH, for example), you can use VDE (Virtual Distributed Ethernet) to connect the two hosts over a virtual network. + +You need the following programs on both hosts: + +* dpipe and vde_plug (on Debian, use the vdeplug package) +* vde-switch (on Debian, use the vde-switch package) + +Run as root on both hosts: + +``` +vde_switch -t tap0 +``` + +This command creates a virtual switch connected to tap0. + +Use the dpipe command to connect two instances of the vde_plug command running as root on both hosts. + +``` +$ dpipe sudo vde_plug = ssh root@remote vde_plug +``` + +Then bring the tap0 interface up and configure IP addresses on both hosts. + +``` +# ip link set tap0 up +# ip addr add $IP/$NETMASK dev tap0 +``` |