[Lxc-users] trying to bridge wireless

matthew byers faintstlsaint at gmail.com
Sat Jun 4 15:08:03 UTC 2011


here is what i got when i ran last command:

stlsaint at stlsaint-devcore:~$ sudo /opt/bin/lxcbr0-up
iptables v1.4.4: host/network `' not found
Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information.

dnsmasq: bad command line options: try --help
stlsaint at stlsaint-devcore:~$

On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 9:24 PM, matthew byers <faintstlsaint at gmail.com>wrote:

> I will try that out when i get back home. I had to go to work.
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn at canonical.com>wrote:
>
>> Weird.
>>
>> You have bridge-utils installed?  Does
>>
>>        brctl addbr lxcbr0
>>        ifconfig lxcbr0 192.168.42.8 netmask 255.255.255.0
>>        /opt/bin/lxcbr0-up
>>
>> work?
>>
>> Quoting matthew byers (faintstlsaint at gmail.com):
>> > stlsaint at stlsaint-devcore:~$ sudo ifup lxcbr0
>> > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
>> > lxcbr0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
>> > SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
>> > lxcbr0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
>> > Failed to bring up lxcbr0.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Serge Hallyn <
>> serge.hallyn at canonical.com>wrote:
>> >
>> > > Quoting matthew byers (faintstlsaint at gmail.com):
>> > > > Hey i am trying to run lxc on my laptop but am having problem
>> setting up
>> > > > bridge. My internet connection consist of a WAN that i have
>> absolutely no
>> > > > control over. I connect my tablet to the network and then tether it
>> to my
>> > > > laptop. I followed directions from this site:
>> > > >
>> > >
>> http://s3hh.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/lxc-containers-on-a-host-with-wireless/up
>> > > > until the point of running: ifup br0 #in which i get the Ignoring
>> Uknown
>> > > > Interface.....as shown below
>> > > >
>> > > > stlsaint at stlsaint-devcore:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
>> > > > auto lo
>> > > > iface lo inet loopback
>> > > >
>> > > > auto lxcbr0
>> > > > iface lxcbr0 inet static
>> > > > address 192.168.42.8
>> > > > netmask 255.255.255.0
>> > > > post-up /opt/bin/lxcbr0-up
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > stlsaint at stlsaint-devcore:~$ cat /opt/bin/lxcbr0-up
>> > > > #!/bin/sh
>> > > > # This is the address we assigned to our bridge in
>> > > /etc/network/interfaces
>> > > > braddr=192.168.42.8
>> > > > # ip address range for containers
>> > > > brrange=192.168.42.9,192.168.42.230
>> > > > iptables -A FORWARD -i lxcbr0 -s /24 -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j
>> ACCEPT
>> > > > iptables -A FORWARD -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j
>> ACCEPT
>> > > > iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -j MASQUERADE
>> > > > dnsmasq --bind-interfaces --conf-file= --listen-address
>> > >  --except-interface
>> > > > lo --dhcp-range  --dhcp-lease-max=253 --dhcp-no-override
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > stlsaint at stlsaint-devcore:~$ sudo ifup br0
>> > > > Ignoring unknown interface br0=br0.
>> > >
>> > > D'oh!
>> > >
>> > > Halfway through writing the post I changed br0 to lxcbr0.  Apparently
>> not
>> > > completely.
>> > > What happens if you do:
>> > >
>> > > sudo ifup lxcbr0
>> > >
>> > > ?
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > God Bless
>>
>
>
>
> --
> God Bless
>



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