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isolated "internal" network?
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2006-09-14 00:33:05
On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 04:59:18PM -0400, Thor Lancelot
Simon wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 07:50:46AM -0400, Greg Troxel
wrote:
> > 
> > Probably lo(4) needs bridge support, and adding
that would be the
> > right thing really.
> 
> I think this is a terrible idea.  Why should we force
loopback to
> emulate an Ethernet device just so we can bridge it? 
It is not an
> Ethernet device and we should not pretend that it is
one.

That's a point I can't argue.
It seems tap does the proper thing and my loopback idea was
wrong, 
I never had really thought about the implications bridging
had.

florian

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second time 
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