Re: proper bridging technoque

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On 20/11/13 19:25, aurfalien wrote:
> 
> On Nov 20, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Digimer wrote:
> 
>> On 20/11/13 19:04, aurfalien wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Wondering if this is the proper bridging technique to use for Centos6+KVM;
>>>
>>> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/KVM
>>>
>>> Before I embark on this again, I would like to do it by the book.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> - aurf
>>
>> Personally, I do this:
>>
>> https://alteeve.ca/w/2-Node_Red_Hat_KVM_Cluster_Tutorial#Configuring_The_Bridge
>>
>> It gives the VMs direct access to the outside network, as if they were
>> normal servers. I've used this setup for years without issue under many
>> different VMs with various OSes.
>>
>> cheers
> 
> Many many thanks, will use it.
> 
> Sounds like it will bode well concerning jumbo frames.
> 
> - aurf

Jumbo frames should be fine. I don't generally use it myself, but I have
tested it with success. Just be sure to enable it on the bridge and
slaved devices. Simply adding 'MTU="xxxx"' to each ifcfg-x file should
be sufficient.

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