[lxc-users] Cannot create a macvlan private bridge on lx

[Fajar A. Nugraha]

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Kike <professor.kike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, I'm new with this issue and I'm having problems with containers using
> lxc technology.
>
> I'm trying to set a communication between containers but isolating them from
> host network. I think is more or less the same than a previous user's
> intention but I couldn't make it right.
>
> The point is that I've set a new empty bridge but when I'm starting the
> container, it fails!! I should have done something wrong but I haven't found
> out it.
>
> Could someone help me?
>
> Commands to set the empty bridge in host:
> - sudo brctl addbr lxcbr1
> - sudo ip link set lxcbr1 up
> - sudo brctl show
>
>
> Network configuration on any container:
> lxc.network.type = macvlan
> lxc.network.macvlan.mode = bridge
> lxc.network.flags = up
> lxc.network.link = lxcbr1


Did you read the answers on this thread?

"
You can't do macvlan on a bridge.  It has to be done on an real
physical nic.
"

Read the rest of this thread for recommended solution (short
version:lxc.network.type = veth) .

-- 
Fajar


> lxc.network.hwaddr = 00:16:3e:3e:f8:7d
>
> Error reported is: failed to move 'lxcbr1' to the container: Invalid argument
>
> Setting as a bridge the real one (lxcbr0) doesn't work as well.
> Any suggestion?
>
>
>
>
> thanks in advance
>
>
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