The vnet (network subsystem virtualization infrastructure) on FreeBSD is both a blessing and a curse. For me, it isn’t working well with IPv6. I’ve hit issues with pf (since solved, I’m sure). It’s a useful feature but can be confusing. It helps to have lots of time to think about it and what you’re doing. …
Changing how I use IP address with FreeBSD’s vnet – so IPv6 works Read More »
NOTE: this problem was fixed by moving all the IP addresses to the bridge. See Changing how I use IP address with FreeBSD’s vnet – so IPv6 works I just restarted my pkg01 jail. Now Nagios can’t see it on IPv6. In fact, none of the jails on this host can now ping pkg01. This …
vnet jail on FreeBSD not letting pings through from another non-vnet jail Read More »
In the past, I have tried vnet jails with pf, and hit trouble. I was never able to get pf to allow the vnet traffic when having a default ‘block log all’ rule. More recently, I encountered the same problem when using byhve. This time, I moved byhve to another host, which is not using …