# IPvlan network driver — in two separate terminals, start a Docker container and the containers can now ping one another.

> $ docker run --net=ipvlan30 -it --name ivlan_test3 --rm alpine /bin/sh $ docker run --net=ipvlan30 -it --name ivlan_test4 --rm alpine /bin/sh Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```text The gateway is set inside of the container as the default gateway.

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$ docker run --net=ipvlan30 -it --name ivlan_test3 --rm alpine /bin/sh $ docker run --net=ipvlan30 -it --name ivlan_test4 --rm alpine /bin/sh

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The gateway is set inside of the container as the default gateway. That gateway
would typically be an external router on the network.
```

$$ ip route default via 192.168.30.1 dev eth0 192.168.30.0/24 dev eth0 src 192.168.30.2

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Example: Multi-Subnet IPvlan L2 Mode starting two containers on the same subnet
and pinging one another. In order for the `192.168.114.0/24` to reach
`192.168.116.0/24` it requires an external router in L2 mode. L3 mode can route
between subnets that share a common `-o parent=`.

Secondary addresses on network routers are common as an address space becomes
exhausted to add another secondary to an L3 VLAN interface or commonly referred
to as a "switched virtual interface" (SVI).
```

$ docker network create -d ipvlan \ --subnet=192.168.114.0/24 --subnet=192.168.116.0/24 \ --gateway=192.168.114.254 --gateway=192.168.116.254 \ -o parent=eth0.114 \ -o ipvlan_mode=l2 ipvlan114

$ docker run --net=ipvlan114 --ip=192.168.114.10 -it --rm alpine /bin/sh $ docker run --net=ipvlan114 --ip=192.168.114.11 -it --rm alpine /bin/sh

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A key takeaway is, operators have the ability to map their physical network into
their virtual network for integrating containers into their environment with no
operational overhauls required. NetOps drops an 802.1Q trunk into the
Docker host. That virtual link would be the `-o parent=` passed in the network
creation. For untagged (non-VLAN) links, it is as simple as `-o parent=eth0` or
for 802.1Q trunks with VLAN IDs each network gets mapped to the corresponding
VLAN/Subnet from the network.

An example being, NetOps provides VLAN ID and the associated subnets for VLANs
being passed on the Ethernet link to the Docker host server. Those values are
plugged into the `docker network create` commands when provisioning the
Docker networks. These are persistent configurations that are applied every time
the Docker engine starts which alleviates having to manage often complex
configuration file
```

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