Introduction to Linux interfaces for virtual networking | Red Hat Developer [2018-10-22] (developers.redhat.com)
from ouch@lemmy.world to linux@lemmy.ml on 09 Oct 2024 10:41
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Do you use any of the mentioned virtual network interfaces? What for?

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d00phy@lemmy.world on 09 Oct 2024 11:37 next collapse

Handy primer, but also out of date, especially for RHEL and RHEL-adjacent. For one thing, they’re all in on NetworkManager. The commands outlined in the article aren’t permanent, and it doesn’t go over ways to make them permanent. Secondly, teaming is deprecated by RH since the guy who maintained the driver quit.

ouch@lemmy.world on 09 Oct 2024 13:17 collapse

Do you happen to know any more recent documentation that would have similar diagrams?

d00phy@lemmy.world on 10 Oct 2024 00:01 collapse

I don’t. I usually search for, e.g., nmcli bridge setup

LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 09 Oct 2024 15:39 collapse

I use macvtaps in my homelab for vulnerable VMs because no matter how I set up the bridges or what guide I followed it just broke networking every time on a headless server that’s a massive pain to fix.

Wish I knew about macvtaps from the get-go, it was a dead giveaway that bridges are some demonic shit on Linux as every guide was different, and for every guide there was always some people on Reddit saying how it didn’t work for them at all.

I haven’t found myself missing hard-corpo software in a while but in that moment I really wished I was just using VMware on windows where creating a bridge interface takes one click instead of janky virsh syntax and messing with ifconfig etc.