Opensuse 11 VE Networking problems

[mule169]

Hello all,

This is my first experience with Proxmox, and first time posting, but I've been reading, and searching here for awhile. Please go lightly on me if I'm asking some newb questions.

I got Proxmox installed and configured very easily out of the gate... KUDOS to the creators.

My next step was to try creating a guest (opensuse 11) in a container from a template on the proxmox download list. The creation of the VE went fine and started up no problem.

I set the VE to use briged networking, as I have a block of IP's from my colo and I wanted to set all the network setting from the VE. This is where I got stuck. In the VE there are no network adapters listed, so I created eth0 and set with the appropriate settings. I started sshd, and tried to hit the VE directly via ssh and nothing.

I tried pinging the outside world (both servers in the same rack, and google) from the VE using the VNC and no dice there. To my understanding setting a VE to bridge mode essentially gives the VE direct access to the network adapter on the host machine? If this is the case than I can only assume there's trouble with opensuse running in the container?

I created another VE and set it to use venet, set the proper network information from the proxmox web interface. Again VE creation went great started up fine. using ifconfig I get vmbr0 as a network device but it's set up with the same settings as the loopback interface. I tried adding a network interface in the same fashion as I did in the VE set to bridged mode and it created vmbr0:0 but still no network connectivity.

I'm a bit lost as I've been pouring through the documentation both here on the proxmox forums as well as the openvz forums but to no avail.

If anyone can point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.

Cheers,

Andy

 

[conrad]

If you use bridged networking, you have to setup eth0 the same way as you would on a physical host. Nothing special has to be done in my opinion.

If you have problems setup bridged networking maybe you should post the configuration of your eth0?

 

[mule169]

If you use bridged networking, you have to setup eth0 the same way as you would on a physical host. Nothing special has to be done in my opinion.

This is what I imagined would be the case as well. I have gotten a VE created and working with an OpenSuse 10.1 template, but going to the exact same steps with the 11.0 template has not been successful.

I understand that OpenSuse is not officially supported by OpenVZ but I have run into a few posts of people getting it to work. I'm actively trying to elicit a response from those folks, and I thought that potentially someone might have some insight on how I might begin hunting down a solution here.

If you have problems setup bridged networking maybe you should post the configuration of your eth0?

eth0 was simply created using suse yast network set up specifying an IP/netmask/GW/and DNS servers with one of our unused IP's in our block. Address information and setup was identical to a network setup that I used and worked for an OpenSuse 10.1 VE

Thanks for the reply!

Cheers,

Andy

 

[dietmar]

And what exactly does not work? Please try to debug with 'tcpdump' to see where packets gets lost.

- Dietmar