From f4454dd2dd265d5eae52edf76ffefa2d86c2845c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew David Wong Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:45:11 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify the definition of "NetVM" --- reference/glossary.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/reference/glossary.md b/reference/glossary.md index 3cc17a13..bd1af6ce 100644 --- a/reference/glossary.md +++ b/reference/glossary.md @@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ Typically a TemplateBasedVM, but may be a StandaloneVM. Never a TemplateVM. NetVM ----- Network Virtual Machine. -A type of [VM](#vm) that connects directly to a network and provides network access any VMs connected to the NetVM. +A type of [VM](#vm) that connects directly to a network. +Other VMs gain access to a network by connecting to a NetVM (usually indirectly, via a [FirewallVM](#firewallvm)). A NetVM called `sys-net` is created by default in most Qubes installations. Alternatively, "NetVM" may refer to whichever VM is directly connected to a VM for networking purposes.