On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 06:47:14PM +0200, Piotr Roszatycki wrote:
> VDE is a virtual network that can be spawned over a set of physical computer
> over the Internet
>
> VDE connects together: (1) real GNU-linux boxes (tuntap) (2) virtual machines:
> UML-User Mode Linux, qemu, bochs, MPS.
>
> VDE can be used: (i) to create a general purpose tunnel (every protocol that
> runs on a Ethernet can be put into the tunnel) (ii) to connect a set of
> virtual machine to the Internet with no need of free access of tuntap (iii) to
> support mobility: a VDE can stay interconnected despite of the change of
> virtual cables, i.e. the change of IP addresses and interface in the real
> world
I don't object to choice in Debian, but I am wondering why VDE has been
created when there are alternatives like OpenVPN, tinc and GVPE, which
can all tunnel Ethernet over the Internet and work like a switch as
well. Tinc can even work with UML sockets (and since GVPE can use some of
tinc's components, it can probably be compiled to do so as well). Both
tinc and GVPE let you specify endpoints, both tools will automatically
create a full mesh of tunnels. The performance of OpenVPN, tinc and GVPE
will probably also be better because they use UDP instead of TCP streams
(like you would get with dpipe = ssh).
Renzo, perhaps it might be worthwile to combine your efforts with one
of these projects? GVPE comes closest to VDE.
http://openvpn.net/
http://www.tinc-vpn.org/
http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gvpe/
--
Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
Guus Sliepen <guus@sliepen.eu.org>
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