[Lxc-users] Setting up server in lxc container for dummies

[Kevin LaTona]

Tony,

You are correct I did make an assumption about the OP.

When it mentioned wanting a container to be "visible from the outside".

I made the assumption that meant from outside of the local LAN.

Which may or may not be the end case.


-Kevin




On Aug 3, 2013, at 2:49 PM, Tony Su <tonysu at su-networking.com> wrote:

> Kevin
> 
> I don't see anywhere the OP described his Host as multi-homed, much
> less that the Container would be.
> 
> On general principles multiple NICs only make sense when connecting to
> multiple <physical> networks, isolated from one another...
> 
> But, given the information posted, that is a very big assumption. If
> nothing of the like is described, then I assume only one physical NIC
> connecting to a single network which can support any number of IP
> addresses and bridged devices which could in turn support any number
> of virtual networks with their own addresses.
> 
> Tony
> 
> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Kevin LaTona <lists at studiosola.com> wrote:
>> Tony,
>> 
>> If the container is being made available to both a public ip connection and
>> a private ip connection at the same time.
>> 
>> Would it not require either 2 NICS's that are connected to 2 different
>> networks.
>> 
>> For example one would be running on a private bridged network and the other
>> on a public bridged network via these different NIC cards.
>> 
>> Or a router using NAT to punch a hole into the local network that this
>> container is on?
>> 
>> -Kevin
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 1, 2013, at 8:57 AM, Tony Su <tonysu at su-networking.com> wrote:
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: "Tony Su" <tonysu at su-networking.com>
>> Date: Aug 1, 2013 8:56 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Lxc-users] Setting up server in lxc container for dummies
>> To: "Kevin LaTona" <lists at studiosola.com>
>> Cc:
>> 
>> You don't need multiple hardware NICs.
>> Just bind your Container network config to the same bridge device that
>> connects to the proper physical network and configure your IP address in the
>> Container if not already specified in your LXCconfig.
>> 
>> Assumes you're configuring static addressing and not using DHCP.
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> On Jul 31, 2013 10:33 PM, "Kevin LaTona" <lists at studiosola.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:24 PM, Dan Kegel <dank at kegel.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> There are plenty of web pages about this, but they seem to
>>> assume that you've created the lxc config file by hand.
>>> I have never done that; I just use whatever lxc-create creates.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I should also add that much of lxc files are created for you when creating
>>> the container as you stated earlier.
>>> 
>>> All I've been doing is tweaking these pre fab files to work in a bridged
>>> static ip mode vs dhcp mode.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In other words you are not going to have to be writing all the config
>>> files from square one.
>>> 
>>> Rather tweaking and adding a few lines here and there.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Kevin
>>> 
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