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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:34:19 -0500
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Subject: Re: [9fans] ape sockets and plan9
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> On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 3:41 AM, Bakul Shah <bakul+plan9@bitblocks.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:04:01 GMT "Steve Simon" <steve@quintile.net>  wrote:
> >> I think this is an artifact of 9vx (not 100% sure though),
> >
> > Indeed. Programs under 9vx can make outgoing connections but
> > can't accept incoming ones because it doesn't really create a
> > virtual machine -- 9vx makes the connections on behalf of the

that's wrong.  9vx can accept connections.

> > program. IIRC there was some additional code to add a proper
> > ethernet device (via tap or pcap filtering) but I've never
> > played with it.  This program works under p9/qemu because

devon o'dell and i did this.  this gives 9vx a full networking
stack, but it generally requires running as root.

- erik