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by marginalia_nu 207 days ago
If you want point-to-point communication between two network namespaces, you should use veths[1]. I think virtual patch cables is a good mental model for veths.

If you want multiple participants, you use bridges, which are roughly analogous to switches.

[1] https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man4/veth.4.html