[Users] networking with debian based templates

[albinootje]

existx at existx.net wrote:

hi,

> I'm trying to use the following templates:
> 
> debian-4.0-i386-minimal
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> venet0    Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 
> 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  P-t-P:127.0.0.1  Bcast:0.0.0.0  
> Mask:255.255.255.255
>           UP BROADCAST POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:588 (588.0 b)
> 
> venet0:0  Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 
> 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
>           inet addr:public.ip.add.ress  P-t-P:public.ip.add.ress 
> Bcast:0.0.0.0  Mask:255.255.255.255
>           UP BROADCAST POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> 
> Why does it create two venet0 interfaces with one being loopback and one 
> being my public IP address?
> 
> Of course, there's no network connectivity with this setup. 

i'm using a self-build debian etch template on a debian etch machine,
and i see the same thing, but it works without any problems since many 
months

i have :  DEF_OSTEMPLATE="debian-4.0-i386-minimal"
in /etc/vz/vz.conf

i've edited /etc/sysctl.conf according to the OpenVZ-wiki

and that's about it, works like a charm!