On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 2:35 AM, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 07/17/2016 12:09 PM, David Sommerseth wrote: >> >> 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> >> >> > > Awesome references. Thank you! If you need to deal with pair bonding, or multiple VLAN's on the virtual host, you might also look at my now ancient notes from when I worked for Tufts on an open source project. * https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/TUSKpub/Configure+Pair+Bonding,+VLANs,+and+Bridges+for+KVM+Hypervisor