From c14cbc38121d6563d3991e7eb16610f6dcc4787d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Ruderich Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 08:38:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] README: update --- README.adoc | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc index 8cce381..5cc1b86 100644 --- a/README.adoc +++ b/README.adoc @@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ linux-network-namespace-labs is a small program to create networking lab setups based on Linux network namespaces in a simple manner. It provides a quick way to setup labs using a text file describing the architecture (networks, nodes, links, commands). This is much simpler than running each -node in a separate virtual machine. It is licensed under GPLv3+. +node in a separate virtual machine or manually allocating the IP addresses for +each node. It is licensed under GPLv3+. == Requirements @@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ image::examples/readme/lab.png[DOT style diagram of network nodes and links] == Examples -Have a look at `examples/` for a few small examples which also include running +Have a look at `examples/` for some examples which also include running https://bird.network.cz/[Bird] on each node and spawning a Podman container inside the created nodes running https://frrouting.org/[FRR]. @@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ executed at the end). "net" creates a new prefix which is used to allocate addresses for loopback and link interfaces. Multiple IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes can be specified. When the network is used one address of each prefix is assigned to the interface. +"net"s used for loopback interfaces must be separate from "net"s used for link +interfaces. === Option "node" -- 2.45.2