====== LXC networking ======

This document describes the options of network configuration with containers.

  * [[lxc11-networking|Masquerade containers with one host IP]]
  * [[lxc12-networking|Masquerade containers with dedicated host IP]]
  * [[lxc13-networking|Dedicated public IP to containers]]

====== Host configuration ======

  # ip link add dummy0 type dummy
  # ip link set dummy0 up
  
Interfaces file at the host:

  auto lxc-br0
    iface lxc-br0 inet static
      address 192.168.3.1
      netmask 255.255.255.0
      network 192.168.3.0
      broadcast 192.168.3.255
      pre-up modprobe dummy
      bridge_fd 0
      bridge_ports dummy0
      bridge_maxwait 0  

dnsmasq

  /usr/libexec/lxc/lxc-net
  
  /etc/default/lxc-net
====== LXC configuration ======

config file:

  # Network configuration
  lxc.net.0.type = veth
  lxc.net.0.link = lxc-br0
  lxc.net.0.flags = up
  lxc.net.0.hwaddr = 00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx
  
  ## Autostart
  lxc.start.auto = 1
  lxc.start.delay = 5

Interfaces file into de LXC container to use static IP addr:

  auto eth0
    iface eth0 inet static
      address 192.168.3.11
      netmask 255.255.255.0
      gateway 192.168.3.1
      dns-nameservers 192.168.3.1

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