[Lxc-users] Two virtual interfaces in a container

[Serge E. Hallyn]

Quoting Nirmal Guhan (vavatutu at gmail.com):
> Hi,
> 
> I have a requirement to create two virtual interfaces (eth0, eth1) in
> a linux container and separate traffic between the two based on ip
> route. Basically eth0 (or eth1) should be used for external world and
> eth1 for communication terminating at host. How do I go about doing
> this?
> 
> I created two interfaces in the config and can see both of them in the
> container.
> 
> lxc.network.type = veth
> lxc.network.link = br0
> lxc.network.ipv4 = 128.107.159.183/22
> lxc.network.name = eth0
> lxc.network.flags = up
> lxc.network.mtu = 1500
> lxc.network.type = veth
> lxc.network.link = br0

If you want eth1 to be connected internally only, then shouldn't
you create a bridge br1, and use that here?  Don't connect br1
to the physical nic, and you'll have your host-only bridge.

-serge