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veth.4: Elaborate on use of ethtool(8) to find veth peer
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.I p2-name
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are the names assigned to the two connected end points.
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interconnected with each other.
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.PP
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Packets transmitted on one device in the pair are immediately received on
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the other device.
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thus allowing communication between network namespaces.
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.PP
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.BR ethtool (8)
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can be used to test if a networking device is a
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can be used to find the peer of a
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.B veth
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device, and to find the peer network interface.
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network interface, using commands something like:
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.PP
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.in +4n
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.EX
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# \fBip link add ve_A type veth peer name ve_B\fP # Create veth pair
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# \fBethtool -S ve_A\fP # Discover interface index of peer
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NIC statistics:
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peer_ifindex: 16
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# \fBip link | grep '^16:'\fP # Look up interface
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16: ve_B@ve_A: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,M-DOWN> mtu 1500 qdisc ...
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.EE
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.PP
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR clone (2),
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.BR ip (8),
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