L2FWD dpdk application result

Question

I have generated traffic via pktgen dpdk on one VM and L2fwd on another VM. Two ports which are virtio-net are attached via internal network. I wanted to confirm If I am getting right results for L2 forwarding being done when traffic is generated.L2fwd result 1 L2fwd result 2 L2fwd result 3

Answer 1

since virtual box is used on host linux machine, the configuration need to be correct in network settings to allows packet flow from host to guest. By changing host only mode in the adapter settings one can send packet to and fro from the desired NIC.