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[14.139.162.2]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d2e1a72fcca58-73905fd5747sm4074838b3a.55.2025.03.22.06.00.23 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sat, 22 Mar 2025 06:00:24 -0700 (PDT) From: 45mg <45mg.writes@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 18:30:12 +0530 Message-ID: X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.48.1 In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: guix-patches@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-patches-bounces+patchwork=mira.cbaines.net@gnu.org Sender: guix-patches-bounces+patchwork=mira.cbaines.net@gnu.org X-getmail-retrieved-from-mailbox: Patches * doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Virtual Machines): [Routed network for libvirt] {Creating a virtual network switch}: Remove unnecessarily noncommital language ("a few components/configurations, such as..."). Correct 'TUN interface', as bridges are currently used. Add a link to the libvirt Wiki for more information. Change-Id: I6ffdeca8e4d32155c8cce547d4930bf1b0cb471b --- doc/guix-cookbook.texi | 21 +++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi index a0d148f469..9c56790edc 100644 --- a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi +++ b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi @@ -3897,14 +3897,19 @@ Routed network for libvirt @subsection Creating a virtual network switch -A virtual network switch consists of a few components/configurations, -such as a @abbr{TUN, network tunnel} interface, DHCP server (dnsmasq) -and firewall rules (iptables). The @command{virsh} command, provided by -the @code{libvirt} package, makes it very easy to create a virtual -switch. You first need to choose a network subnet for your virtual -switch; if your home LAN is in the @samp{192.168.1.0/24} network, you -could opt to use e.g.@: @samp{192.168.2.0/24}. Define an XML file, -e.g.@: @file{/tmp/virbr0.xml}, containing the following: +A virtual network switch consists of a virtual network device called a +`virtual bridge', DHCP server (dnsmasq) and firewall rules +(iptables). See the +@url{https://wiki.libvirt.org/VirtualNetworking.html, libvirt Wiki +article on Virtual Networking} for more details on the modes of +operation, management and implementation of virtual network switches. + +The @command{virsh} command, provided by the @code{libvirt} +package, makes it very easy to create a virtual switch. You first need +to choose a network subnet for your virtual switch; if your home LAN is +in the @samp{192.168.1.0/24} network, you could opt to use e.g.@: +@samp{192.168.2.0/24}. Define an XML file, e.g.@: +@file{/tmp/virbr0.xml}, containing the following: @example