Package: vde2 (2.3.2+r586-7)

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Virtual Distributed Ethernet

VDE is a virtual switch that can connect multiple virtual machines together, both local and remote.

Components of the VDE architecture are VDE switches (virtual counterpart of ethernet switches) and VDE cables (virtual counterpart of a crossed-cable used to connect two switches).

VDE 2 includes:

 - switch management both from console and from a "unix socket terminal"
 - VLAN 801.1q
 - FSTP (fast spanning tree)
 - distributed cable manager using a blowfish encrypted channel

Examples of VDE uses:

 - With VDE it is possible to create a virtual network of QEMU machines
   running on several real computer
 - VDE can be used to create tunnels (even crossing masqueraded networks)
 - VDE can provide mobility support

The VDE also provides bi-directional pipe command (dpipe) and remote terminal for unix sockets (unixterm).

The Debian package provides a nice extension for /etc/network/interfaces file for easy set up.

Other Packages Related to vde2

• dep: adduser

  add and remove users and groups

• dep: libc6 (>= 2.28)

  GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb

• dep: libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8)

  system interface for user-level packet capture

• dep: libvde0

  Virtual Distributed Ethernet - support libraries

• dep: libvdeplug2

  Virtual Distributed Ethernet - Plug library

• dep: vde-switch

  Virtual Distributed Ethernet. Virtual Switch command.

• dep: vde-wirefilter

  Virtual Distributed Ethernet. wirefilter command.

• dep: vdeplug

  Virtual Distributed Ethernet: A modular virtual plug to the VDE

• sug: qemu-system

  QEMU full system emulation binaries

• sug: vde2-cryptcab

  Virtual Distributed Ethernet - CryptCab

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