LinuxQuestions.org - Why my LXC container cannot ping/ssh/netcat remote of 169.254.X.X subnet ?

Hi,

This is a quick overview of the setup:
- 1 PC (host + LXC container)
- 1 "remote" device (RJ45 wire to PC) using avahi: 169.254.7.236

I would like to do:
remote_device$ ping 169.254.2.123 # failed to ping container IP from remote device
container$ ping 169.254.7.236 # failed to ping remote device from container

The following works:
host$ ping 169.254.7.236 # ping remote device from host OK
remote_device$ ping 169.254.5.206 # ping host from remote device OK
remote_device$ ping linuxquestions.org #*ping the best server ever OK

I guess the problem could be resolved by adding rules in iptables. So I tried unsuccesfully. Yes. I do not understand what I am doing. So, I provide the original state before my tests:

Quote:

$ sudo iptables -L -v
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 2 packets, 134 bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
0 0 ACCEPT udp -- virbr0 any anywhere anywhere udp dpt:domain
0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- virbr0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:domain
0 0 ACCEPT udp -- virbr0 any anywhere anywhere udp dpt:bootps
0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- virbr0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:bootps
0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- lxcbr0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:domain
0 0 ACCEPT udp -- lxcbr0 any anywhere anywhere udp dpt:domain
0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- lxcbr0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:bootps
0 0 ACCEPT udp -- lxcbr0 any anywhere anywhere udp dpt:bootps

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
0 0 ACCEPT all -- any virbr0 anywhere 192.168.122.0/24 ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED
0 0 ACCEPT all -- virbr0 any 192.168.122.0/24 anywhere
0 0 ACCEPT all -- virbr0 virbr0 anywhere anywhere
0 0 REJECT all -- any virbr0 anywhere anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable
0 0 REJECT all -- virbr0 any anywhere anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable
0 0 ACCEPT all -- any lxcbr0 anywhere anywhere
0 0 ACCEPT all -- lxcbr0 any anywhere anywhere

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 2 packets, 134 bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
0 0 ACCEPT udp -- any virbr0 anywhere anywhere udp dpt:bootpc

Anyone have solutions or hints ?

Best regards