On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 12:00:07AM +0200, Renzo Davoli wrote: > > I don't object to choice in Debian, but I am wondering why VDE has been > > created when there are alternatives like OpenVPN, tinc and GVPE, which > > can all tunnel Ethernet over the Internet and work like a switch as > > well. [...] [...] > The projects you mentioned are wonderful and very interesting. > THey are all tunneling tools, tailored to interconnect real machines > in IP mode (tun) and also in tap mode if needed. > THey are all designed for system administrators, and they have not > specifically designed to interconnect any kind of virtual machines.
Thanks for the explanation! My initial reaction was mostly based on the
proposed package description which started with "VDE is a tool to
interconnect virtual machines over the Internet". Now I know better! I
guess I should make tinc be able to work as a dpipe for VDE :)
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Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
Guus Sliepen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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