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<h1 class="topictitle1">TCP/IP techniques connecting virtual Ethernet to external LANs</h1>
<div><p>You can take advantage of virtual Ethernet on i5/OS™.</p>
<p>If you are using a <a href="rzai2virtethconsider.htm#virtethconsider">virtual
Ethernet</a> network for interpartition communication, you may need to
enable these partitions to communicate with a physical, external LAN. There
are several ways to connect the virtual Ethernet network to an external LAN
using different TCP/IP techniques. You need to enable the TCP/IP traffic to
flow between the virtual Ethernet network and the external LAN. This figure
shows a logical flow of the IP packets.</p>
<br /><img src="rzai2504.gif" alt="This figure illustrates the flow of IP packets from Partition A through the" /><br /><p>IP traffic initiated by Partition A goes from its virtual Ethernet interface
to the virtual Ethernet interface on Partition B. By implementing any one
of the three TCP/IP techniques described below, you can enable the IP packets
to continue on to the external interface and toward their destination.</p>
<div class="p">There are three methods for connecting the virtual Ethernet and external
LAN. Each method has nuances that make it more feasible based on your knowledge
of TCP/IP and your environment. Choose from one of the following methods: <ul><li>Proxy ARP method</li>
<li>Network address translation method</li>
<li>TCP/IP routing method</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzai2proxyarp.htm">Proxy Address Resolution Protocol method</a></strong><br />
This proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) method uses transparent subnetting to associate a partition's virtual interface with an external interface. Proxy ARP function is built into the TCP/IP stack. If you have the necessary IP addresses, this approach is recommended.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzai2nat.htm">Network address translation method</a></strong><br />
You can use i5/OS packet filtering to route traffic between a partition
and the outside network.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzai2routing.htm">TCP/IP routing method</a></strong><br />
Standard TCP/IP routing is used to route traffic to the virtual Ethernet network in the same way you define routing to any other LAN. This requires that you update routing information throughout your network.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzai2virtethconsider.htm">Virtual Ethernet considerations</a></strong><br />
You can use virtual Ethernet as an alternative to using a network card for interpartition communication.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzai2kickoff.htm" title="Your server has arrived, and you are ready to put it to use. This topic provides tools and procedures for configuring TCP/IP on i5/OS.">TCP/IP setup</a></div>
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