From fbc54c0b5ae6aed4f6dd64235ff66836ac42cf63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: alex Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:11:13 +0100 Subject: Move remote networking notes to misc Linux stuff --- linux/remote-networking.md | 24 ------------------------ 1 file changed, 24 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 linux/remote-networking.md (limited to 'linux/remote-networking.md') diff --git a/linux/remote-networking.md b/linux/remote-networking.md deleted file mode 100644 index dac35083..00000000 --- a/linux/remote-networking.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -# 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 -``` -- cgit v1.2.3