Bridged Networking In OpenSuse 11 Host

[hovh03]

I have setup the bridged networking in OpenSuse 11 host using the instruction in the manual. I can connect to the Internet from the Windows XP guest.

The guest has DHCP setup for the IP. On the host:

br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
inet addr:192.168.1.101 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
inet6 addr: fe80::xxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/64 Scope:Link

vbox0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
inet6 addr: fe80::xxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/64 Scope:Link

I was able to ping6 to vbox ipv6 address from host. I cannot ping6 from Windows XP to eth0's ipv6 address.

Please tell me what is going on? Is it a good idea to disable IPv6? If so, how?

I have disabled firewall on the guest to test this out.

[hovh03]

I have resolved this problem. It works the way it is. I can telnet the host (if I disable the host firewall) using 192.168.1.101 IP address. The host can also telnet the guest using the guest's IP address. So it seems to work now.

[hovh03]

My remaining problem is that if I disable the firewall, then I can connect to the host machine (telnet) from the guest. However, if I enable the firewall, then I can't telnet. Ping still works from the guest to the host.

This machine uses the default firewall. In Yast, I set the br0 interface as internal zone, and same thing.

I also follow advise from:

http://en.opensuse.org/Bridging

Stop firewall then
Edit this file: /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2

add this line:

FW_FORWARD_ALWAYS_INOUT_DEV="br0"

and change this line:

FW_FORWARD_ALLOW_BRIDGING="yes"

Then start the firewall again. Same problem.

Please help.