From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: "Brian L. Stuart" <blstuart@bellsouth.net>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:28:22 +0000
Message-Id: <092620081428.29963.48DCF186000024230000750B22216128369B0A02D2089B9A019C04040A0DBF9B9D0E9A9B9C040D@att.net>
In-Reply-To: <138575260809260659m7c2ae944xa92c94c0b5774f81@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [9fans] accessing a network with 9vx
Topicbox-Message-UUID: 15711da2-ead4-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025

> I just downloaded 9vx and started up on my box.
> On http://swtch.com/9vx/ it is mentioned that I can access my host's
> network stack, but I cannot figure out how (or maybe I am not
> understanding it right?). There is no network interface on /net. Can
> someone point me some docs on how to configure my network on 9vx? Is
> it necessary to create tap interfaces or something alike on my host?

Actually, you don't have to do anything.  The /net/tcp
and /net/udp are all you need for normal network access.
However, be aware that there's no /net/icmp, so things
like ip/ping won't work.  But stuff like ftpfs and 9fs
work just fine.

BLS