Imunes and FreeBSD 8.0 RC2

Julian Elischer julian at elischer.org
Fri Nov 6 06:03:52 UTC 2009


remodeler wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> i have just installed FreeBSD 8.0 RC2 and wanted to play around
>> with imunes/vimage, but i couldn't find it in the installed version
>> (from DVD ISO). Did i just missed something, or what do i have to
>> install something in addition? If so, FTP URLS would be helpful as my
>> BSD machine is not in a network.
> 
> Build a custom kernel with option VIMAGE. You can initialize a vimage-enabled
> jail with:
> 
> jail -c -l -U root -n jailname host.hostname=jailname.example.com
> path=/my/jail/path vnet persist
> 
> If you want to use netgraph to build a virtual bridge between a physical
> ethernet interface and the vnet interface on the jail:
> 
> # create netgraph bridge, connecting physical interface lower hook
> ngctl mkpeer msk0: bridge lower link0
> # give the physical interface hook a convenient name
> ngctl name msk0:lower bridge0
> # connect upper hook of physical interface to the bridge
> ngctl connect msk0: bridge0: upper link1
> # create a netgraph node for the vnet interface, connected to the bridge
> ngctl mkpeer bridge0: eiface link2 ether
> # connect the vnet virutal interface and the netgraph node
> ifconfig ngeth0 vnet ns

Ironically I haven't played with netgraph on vnet recently but haven't 
you forgotten to put the eiface into the other vimage?

> 
> The work on vnet is well done, and has been reliable through all of my load
> testing.
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