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diff --git a/linux/remote-networking.md b/linux/remote-networking.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dac35083 --- /dev/null +++ b/linux/remote-networking.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# 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 `vde_switch -t tap0` as root on both hosts. +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. + +```console +$ dpipe sudo vde_plug = ssh root@remote vde_plug +``` + +Then bring the `tap0` interface up and configure IP addresses on both hosts. + +```console +# ip link set tap0 up +# ip addr add $IP/$NETMASK dev tap0 +``` |