[CentOS-virt] Error setting up bridge with static IP address

Tue Oct 20 18:26:45 UTC 2009
Neil Aggarwal <neil at JAMMConsulting.com>

I downloaded the DVD iso using the torrent file from
one of the mirrors showing it.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-virt-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-virt-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Ben M.
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 1:26 PM
> To: Discussion about the virtualization on CentOS
> Subject: Re: [CentOS-virt] Error setting up bridge with 
> static IP address
> 
> Are you using the "leaked" copy of 5.4 or is it showing on 
> some of the 
> mirrors now?
> 
> Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> > Actually, this worked.  I am able to SSH to the box
> > on the 192.168.2.200 IP address.  I had a typo in
> > my ssh command.  Sorry for any confusion.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 	Neil
> > 
> > --
> > Neil Aggarwal, (281)846-8957, www.JAMMConsulting.com
> > Will your e-commerce site go offline if you have
> > a DB server failure, fiber cut, flood, fire, or other disaster?
> > If so, ask about our geographically redundant database system. 
> > 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: centos-virt-bounces at centos.org 
> >> [mailto:centos-virt-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Neil Aggarwal
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 1:11 PM
> >> To: 'Discussion about the virtualization on CentOS'
> >> Subject: Re: [CentOS-virt] Error setting up bridge with 
> >> static IP address
> >>
> >> I did some more reading on the Internet and it looks like
> >> I am supposed to set up the bridge on eth0 and configure
> >> the bridge with the IP address of the host.
> >>
> >> So, I removed ifcfg-eth0:1 and changed ifcfg-eth0
> >> to this:
> >> DEVICE=eth0
> >> HWADDR=[The MAC address]
> >> ONBOOT=yes
> >> BRIDGE=br0
> >>
> >> I removed ifcfg-br1 and created ifcfg-br0 with this
> >> content:
> >> DEVICE=br0
> >> TYPE=Bridge
> >> BOOTPROTO=static
> >> BROADCAST=192.168.2.255
> >> IPADDR=192.168.2.200
> >> NETMASK=255.255.255.0
> >> NETWORK=192.168.2.0
> >> ONBOOT=yes
> >> DELAY=0
> >>
> >> I don't get any errors when I do service network restart
> >> but now I can't ssh to the host using the 192.168.2.200
> >> IP address.
> >>
> >> I also tried setting these values in /etc/sysctl.conf:
> >>
> >> net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-ip6tables = 0
> >> net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables = 0
> >> net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0
> >>
> >> net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
> >>
> >> and rebooting the machine.  That did not help.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> 	Neil
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Neil Aggarwal, (281)846-8957, www.JAMMConsulting.com
> >> Will your e-commerce site go offline if you have
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> >>
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