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(*veth0/veth1*). The *veth0* interface is added as a port on *databr* and
VTN is configured to use *veth1* as its data plane interface. Traffic coming
from *databr* is NAT'ed to the external network via `iptables`. The configuration
-assumes that *databr* assumes the MAC address of *veth0* when it is added as a port
+assumes that *databr* takes the MAC address of *veth0* when it is added as a port
-- this seems to always be the case (though not sure why).
Note that setting up the full fabric is beyond the scope of this README.