Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:59:39 +0000 On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 11:56 -0800, Ng, Cheon-woei wrote: > Hi All, > > This is my first time visiting the vserver site. Upon reading the > FAQ, I came across this question: > > http://linux-vserver.org/Frequently Asked Questions#Trying to connect to a vserver from the host or another vserver on the same host fails > > Below is the copy of the question and answer: > > Trying to connect to a vserver from the host or another vserver on the > same host fails > strace shows > > sin addr=inet addr("xx.xx.xx.xx")}, yy) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument) > > A: The host/guest cannot communicate with another guest on same host. > > · check all netmasks on all interfaces (do they overlap) ? > · check policy routing (disable it temporary) ? > · check that lo is up (Networking within a host/guest always > uses lo interface) > > The answer has this line: > > The host/guest cannot communicate with another guest on same host > > Is this answer just a rephrasing of the question? Or is this a true > vserver˙s limitation? It is a rephrasing of the question. Last time I tried (< 5 minutes ago) it was possible to connect from one guest to another; it is not a design limitation. The bullet points suggest configuration errors / omissions that commonly cause this problem. HTH Cheers, - Martin PS If you find the wording confusing - why not rephrase it; it's in the wiki...