Firewall for a Virtual Network and Related Techniques
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1. A system comprising:
- a first virtual machine executed by a first physical server connected to a physical network;
a second virtual machine executed by a second physical server connected to the physical network, wherein the first and second virtual machines are connected to a same virtual network;
a first firewall module executed by the first physical server and a second firewall module executed by the second physical server, the firewall modules configured to filter network traffic received by the physical servers and addressed to the virtual servers.
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Abstract
A system for filtering traffic in virtual networks includes a first virtual machine executed by a first physical server connected to a physical network and a second virtual machine executed by a second physical server connected to the physical network. The first and second virtual machines are connected to a same virtual network. A first firewall module is executed by the first physical server and a second firewall module is executed by the second physical server. The firewall modules are configured to filter network traffic received by the physical servers and addressed to the virtual servers.
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1. A system comprising:
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a first virtual machine executed by a first physical server connected to a physical network; a second virtual machine executed by a second physical server connected to the physical network, wherein the first and second virtual machines are connected to a same virtual network; a first firewall module executed by the first physical server and a second firewall module executed by the second physical server, the firewall modules configured to filter network traffic received by the physical servers and addressed to the virtual servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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executing a first virtual machine by a first physical server connected to a physical network; executing a second virtual machine by a second physical server connected to the physical network, wherein the first and second virtual machines are connected to a same virtual network; executing a first firewall module by the first physical server and a second firewall module by the second physical server, the firewall modules configured to filter network traffic received by the physical servers and addressed to the virtual servers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a virtual machine connected to a virtual network and executed by a physical server connected to a physical network; a firewall module executed by the first physical server and configured to filter network traffic received by the physical server and addressed to the virtual server.
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