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Re: [Xen-users] Looking for easy guide for Fedora 8 xen networking

To: Jason Solan <jsolan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Looking for easy guide for Fedora 8 xen networking
From: John Haxby <john.haxby@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 12:02:21 +0100
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Jason Solan wrote:
Ok after a couple more tests it turns out this is because I'm using a
wireless nic.  If I use eth0 (hardwire) then the eth0 bridge works as I
would expect.
Aha! Wireless NICs can't (yet) be put into promiscuous mode which is why it doesn't work.

You get exactly the same trouble trying to use a wireless NIC as a bridge in VMware.

jch

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