[Simh] running on Debian

[Mark Pizzolato]

Joshua,

PLEASE consider Scott's configuration as advanced configuration details 
that you may want to deploy when you are polishing up what you're putting 
together.  DO NOT start with this stuff.  Start with basic pcap networking
and migrate your existing system environment to a simh instance and
get that completely working before considering this stuff.  In other words, 
learn to walk before you try running!

- Mark

On Friday, March 4, 2016 at 7:15 AM, Scott Bailey wrote:
> Sigh. No matter how many times I re-read before sending, it doesn't matter.
> Let me expand on this:
> 
> >1. in /etc/rc.local, I have this snippet to make sure the network tap
> >device I need is ready to go:
> >
> >if ! ip link show tap0 ; then
> >  tunctl -t tap0
> >  ifconfig tap0 up
> >  brctl addif br0 tap0
> >fi
> >
> >Here, tap0 is the device I am setting up for my virtual VAX and br0 is
> >my physical interface. (As a reminder, going through this rather than
> >putting simh directly on the physical interface is what enables your
> >virtual VAX and your Debian host to talk to each other.)
> 
> Actually, of course, br0 is a bridge device that lets me connect tap0 to my
> physical interface. I have this in /etc/network/interfaces:
> 
> # The bridge interface
> 
> auto br0
> iface br0 inet static
>         bridge_ports eth1
>         address X.Y.Z.3
>         broadcast X.Y.Z.255
>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>         gateway X.Y.Z.1
> 
> That is, if you current specify a device (like eth1) directly, transfer its settings to
> br0 and attach the original NIC as a bridge port. [Or change instances of "eth1"
> to "br0", then add the "bridge_ports eth1" line.] Then continue as I originally
> described...
> 
> Cheers,
> Scott