On Nov 20, 2013, at 4:44 PM, Digimer wrote: > On 20/11/13 19:25, aurfalien wrote: >> >> On Nov 20, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Digimer wrote: >> >>> On 20/11/13 19:04, aurfalien wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Wondering if this is the proper bridging technique to use for Centos6+KVM; >>>> >>>> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/KVM >>>> >>>> Before I embark on this again, I would like to do it by the book. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> >>>> - aurf >>> >>> Personally, I do this: >>> >>> https://alteeve.ca/w/2-Node_Red_Hat_KVM_Cluster_Tutorial#Configuring_The_Bridge >>> >>> It gives the VMs direct access to the outside network, as if they were >>> normal servers. I've used this setup for years without issue under many >>> different VMs with various OSes. >>> >>> cheers >> >> Many many thanks, will use it. >> >> Sounds like it will bode well concerning jumbo frames. >> >> - aurf > > Jumbo frames should be fine. I don't generally use it myself, but I have > tested it with success. Just be sure to enable it on the bridge and > slaved devices. Simply adding 'MTU="xxxx"' to each ifcfg-x file should > be sufficient. > > -- > Digimer Should I need to add a udev rule? - aurf