[ncolug] Re: Anyone want to start playing with Virtual Distributed Ethernet?

  • From: "M. Knisely" <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 07:38:40 -0400

Hmmm.... I'm VERY interested in playing with this!  I may even be able to
carve out some space in my DMZ to host some fun!

Mike K.

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Chuck Stickelman <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  All,
>
> Rob and I have been playing around with VDE in one of the labs @ NCSC for a
> few months now.  While doing some research I found this 
> page<http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/dapper/man1/vde_plug.1.html>on dpipe 
> - one of the utilities that comes in the vde2 package.  This
> section seemed enticing...
>
> "The command
>
> dpipe vde_plug = ssh remote.machine.org vde_plug
>
> connects  two  remote vde_switches.  If the two vde_switches run as daemons
> and they are connected to tap interfaces, a layer 2 encrypted tunnel is
> established." [edited for grammar and clarity]
>
> I think there are some VERY interesting projects awaiting for anyone
> interested in VDE.
>
> Chuck
>
>

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