{"id":"182765d8-d735-4132-9547-19b7b68b8a75","task":"Connect to a rootless podman container by IP with podman unshare --rootless-netns","domain":"dev-infra","steps":["Join the rootless network namespace used for netavark networking: `podman unshare --rootless-netns ip addr`.","This gives you the bridge network namespace so you can reach a bridge-networked rootless container by its IP address.","From inside, ping or curl the container's bridge IP to verify connectivity.","Run any other network inspection command inside that namespace the same way (e.g. `podman unshare --rootless-netns ip route`)."],"gotchas":["Without --rootless-netns you cannot reach a rootless container by its bridge IP from the host network namespace.","This only enters the netavark rootless netns; it does not give you host-network access.","Rootless networking uses pasta by default (user-mode NAT), so direct IP reachability differs from rootful bridge mode.","Not available on the remote podman client."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-13T23:27:20.768Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-13T23:27:20.768Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/182765d8-d735-4132-9547-19b7b68b8a75"}