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adding a bit more networking documentation

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@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ In addition, the network administrator can specify a pool of public IP addresses
.. todo:: Describe how a public IP address could be associated with a project (a VLAN)
This is the default networking mode and supports the most features. For multiple machine installation, it requires a switch that supports host-managed vlan tagging. In this mode, nova will create a vlan and bridge for each project. The project gets a range of private ips that are only accessible from inside the vlan. In order for a user to access the instances in their project, a special vpn instance (code named :ref:`cloudpipe <cloudpipe>`) needs to be created. Nova generates a certificate and key for the user to access the vpn and starts the vpn automatically. More information on cloudpipe can be found :ref:`here <cloudpipe>`.
The following diagram illustrates how the communication that occurs between the vlan (the dashed box) and the public internet (represented by the two clouds)
.. image:: /images/cloudpipe.png
:width: 100%
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