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-# Host Interface Configuration Summary
-
-## Overview
-This document describes the persistent interface configuration approach for hosts in the Arista EVPN-VXLAN lab.
-
-## Configuration Method
-Hosts use persistent `/etc/network/interfaces` files mounted via ContainerLab's `binds` feature. This ensures:
-- Configuration persists across container restarts
-- Clean deployments without manual post-configuration
-- Proper LACP bonding with VLAN tagging on Alpine Linux hosts
-
-## Host Configurations
-
-### Host1 (VTEP1 - L2 VXLAN on VLAN 40)
-- **Location**: configs/host1-interfaces
-- **IP Address**: 10.40.40.101/24
-- **VLAN**: 40 (tagged)
-- **Bonding**: LACP (802.3ad) using eth1 and eth2
-- **Connected to**: leaf1 (eth1) and leaf2 (eth1)
-
-### Host2 (VTEP2 - L3 VXLAN in VRF gold on VLAN 34)
-- **Location**: configs/host2-interfaces
-- **IP Address**: 10.34.34.102/24
-- **VLAN**: 34 (tagged)
-- **Gateway**: 10.34.34.1
-- **Bonding**: LACP (802.3ad) using eth1 and eth2
-- **Connected to**: leaf3 (eth1) and leaf4 (eth1)
-
-### Host3 (VTEP3 - L2 VXLAN on VLAN 40)
-- **Location**: configs/host3-interfaces
-- **IP Address**: 10.40.40.103/24
-- **VLAN**: 40 (tagged)
-- **Bonding**: LACP (802.3ad) using eth1 and eth2
-- **Connected to**: leaf5 (eth1) and leaf6 (eth1)
-
-### Host4 (VTEP4 - L3 VXLAN in VRF gold on VLAN 78)
-- **Location**: configs/host4-interfaces
-- **IP Address**: 10.78.78.104/24
-- **VLAN**: 78 (tagged)
-- **Gateway**: 10.78.78.1
-- **Bonding**: LACP (802.3ad) using eth1 and eth2
-- **Connected to**: leaf7 (eth1) and leaf8 (eth1)
-
-## Interface File Structure
-All host interface files follow this pattern:
-
-```
-auto lo
-iface lo inet loopback
-
-auto bond0
-iface bond0 inet manual
-    use bond
-    bond-slaves eth1 eth2
-    bond-mode 802.3ad
-    bond-miimon 100
-    bond-lacp-rate fast
-    up ip link set $IFACE up
-
-auto bond0.<vlan>
-iface bond0.<vlan> inet static
-    address <ip_address>
-    netmask 255.255.255.0
-    [gateway <gateway_ip>]  # Only for L3 VXLAN hosts
-    vlan-raw-device bond0
-    up ip link set $IFACE up
-```
-
-## Key Configuration Points
-
-### Alpine Linux Bonding Syntax
-- Uses `use bond` directive (specific to ifupdown-ng in Alpine Linux)
-- LACP mode configured via `bond-mode 802.3ad`
-- Fast LACP rate for quicker failover detection
-
-### VLAN Tagging
-- VLANs are tagged by the hosts using subinterfaces (bond0.40, bond0.34, bond0.78)
-- Switch ports are configured in trunk mode, NOT access mode
-- This prevents layer 2/3 mismatches that would break VXLAN connectivity
-
-### Topology Integration
-The topology file (evpn-lab.clab.yml) mounts these files using binds:
-```yaml
-host1:
-    kind: linux
-    image: alpine:latest
-    binds:
-        - configs/host1-interfaces:/etc/network/interfaces
-```
-
-## Testing Connectivity
-
-### L2 VXLAN (VLAN 40)
-Host1 and Host3 should be able to ping each other:
-```bash
-# From host1
-ping 10.40.40.103
-
-# From host3
-ping 10.40.40.101
-```
-
-### L3 VXLAN (VRF gold)
-Host2 and Host4 should be able to ping each other:
-```bash
-# From host2
-ping 10.78.78.104
-
-# From host4
-ping 10.34.34.102
-```
-
-## Verification Commands
-
-### On hosts - Check bonding status:
-```bash
-cat /proc/net/bonding/bond0
-ip link show bond0
-ip addr show bond0.<vlan>
-```
-
-### On leaf switches - Check MLAG port-channels:
-```bash
-show mlag interfaces
-show port-channel summary
-show interfaces status
-```
-
-### On leaf switches - Check VXLAN:
-```bash
-show vxlan vtep
-show vxlan address-table
-show bgp evpn route-type mac-ip
-show bgp evpn route-type ip-prefix ipv4
-```