[Simh] running on Debian

[Peter Svensson]

Hi, 

I am a networking guy and the Linux way seems more natural to me.  First there is a bridge. That bridge bridges some interfaces, one of which may be the local os. 

Nowadays it is all VMs anyway,  and all interfaces are bridges to connect /disconnect the VMs on the fly. Same as simh.

I have mostly used the RH and derivatives and never found the bridges a problem with the standard tools. 

Anyway,  use whatever is easy for you among gets the job done.  

Peter

On March 4, 2016 7:41:19 PM GMT+01:00, Rhialto <rhialto at falu.nl> wrote:
>On Fri 04 Mar 2016 at 18:10:18 +0100, Peter Svensson wrote:
>> Bridged virtual interfaces is what you use for other virtual
>machines,
>> why not simh?
>
>Linux has the EXTREME annoyance that once you connect an interface to a
>bridge, it stops being usable as an "internet endpoint". In other
>words,
>your internet connection is suddenly broken. That means that to fix it,
>you have to transfer all your settings to the bridge. That is IPv4
>address, IPv6 address, firewall rules that may apply, the lot.
>
>That in turn makes bridges completely unsuitable for casual use. If you
>want to use them, better set up your system permanently with a bridge,
>so at least the casually attaching a simulator to it is doable.
>(And doing that confuses NetworkManager...)
>
>See
>http://www.microhowto.info/troubleshooting/troubleshooting_ethernet_bridging_on_linux.html#idp87072
>
>Whoever thought this idiotic setup made sense, I don't know. I do know
>that the BSDs work much more sensibly.
>
>-Olaf.
>-- 
>___ Olaf 'Rhialto' Seibert  -- The Doctor: No, 'eureka' is Greek for
>\X/ rhialto/at/xs4all.nl    -- 'this bath is too hot.'
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