nProbe cannot access host NIC using Docker on Mac OS
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Description
Hi, will preface with I'm new to nprobe and Docker so please forgive any basic errors I've overlooked.
Wondering if anyone managed to get nProbe working properly on a Mac?
Context:
Docker for Mac is a VM that creates containers within that VM so using the --net=host line ntop provides sets the nprobe container network to the host VM network and not the actual (Mac) host network. Hoping someone found a work-around (Docker forums don't have any satisfactory conclusions)...
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Research direction
Start by reproducing nProbe in Docker for Mac with the documented --net=host option, then verify whether the container can access the actual Mac host NIC or only the Docker VM network. Done means identifying and validating a workaround, or documenting that this setup is unsupported.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, macos
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100