Q: How does container networking work at the Linux kernel level?
Each container gets a network namespace. A virtual ethernet pair (veth) connects the container's namespace to a Linux bridge (docker0). i...
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Each container gets a network namespace. A virtual ethernet pair (veth) connects the container's namespace to a Linux bridge (docker0). iptables rules handle NAT for outbound traffic and port mapping for inbound. The bridge routes traffic between containers on the same network.
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