Configure Docker Macvlan and Ipvlan for Dedicated LAN IPs

Short summary

A detailed technical guide on configuring Docker macvlan and ipvlan network drivers to give containers dedicated, routable LAN IP addresses. Covers when to use each driver, cloud hypervisor compatibility issues, kernel requirements, and practical gotchas like host-to-container communication limitations in bridge mode. Not AI-related.

• •Macvlan gives containers unique MAC addresses; ipvlan shares the host MAC and works on cloud hypervisors
• •Covers kernel requirements, IP reservation outside DHCP scope, and switch port security constraints
• •Host cannot communicate with macvlan containers in bridge mode by design

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