Re: [User-mode-linux-devel] uml ethernet interface - code

[Jeff D. <jd...@ka...>]

> I don't see an easy way for the ethertap-based virtual network to
> operate in a host routed network. F.e. the host acts as the gateway to
> the uml private network and provides firewall services (IP MASQ). 

When the virtual net is sucking packets more or less straight off the 
ethernet, the host has no chance to do firewalling or masquerading, is that it?

That sounds like a good argument not to even switch the umn driver from slip 
to ethertap.

If we have a ethertap-based virtual net and a slip-based point-to-point 
connection to the host, does that leave any functional holes, like 
masquerading non-ip protocols?

				Jeff