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Re: qemu-kvm: what kind of network?
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David Sommerseth <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:09:23 +0200
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On 17/07/16 08:40, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> SL 7.2
> 
> When creating a VM with virt-manager, what kind of "Network Source"
> (Virtual
> Network default:NAT, host device, bridge, etc.) do you set the network
> card to,
> such that the VM and the host machine think they are two different
> computers
> and can talk to each other?
> 
> I also do not want the firewall on the host to interfere with what goes
> to/from
> the VM.
> 
> Also, do I need to create a bridge on the host?

You might get some better understanding from the RHEL guide:
<https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Virtualization_Deployment_and_Administration_Guide/chap-Network_configuration.html>

An perhaps this upstream libvirt guide:
<http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/VirtualNetworking>


-- 
kind regards,

David Sommerseth

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