I'm looking for the best way to setup networking support for VM's. I have a small subnet with 6 routable IP's I can use on the Internet. So, I'd like to setup a host and have VM's on the public IP's. The computer I have has 4 NICs. I'd like to use one for a private 10.x.x.x and the others for the public facing VM's. Can I support 5 VM's with the three raminging NIC's? Should I use virtual IP's for the 5 VM's? Should I use a single NIC for all 5 VM's (similar to what VMWare does)? What is the best way to newtork this solution? Thanks in advance.
On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 09:12:15PM -0400, ssaleh at nrln.us wrote:> Can I support 5 VM's with the three raminging NIC's? Should I use virtual > IP's for the 5 VM's? Should I use a single NIC for all 5 VM's (similar to > what VMWare does)?The simplest would be to bridge one NIC for the host and your 5 VMs. Use another for your LAN, and let the other two sit idle. If your router to the ISP can handle bonding, bond two NICs then bridge that, in case one NIC fails - but most likely it doesn't. Whit