Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:08:57 +0100 From: Andrew Cid <andrew@accid.net> To: Jim Stapleton <stapleton.41@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: QEMU networking quirkiness on 7.0 Message-ID: <20080410100856.GA96607@farnborough.darq.net> In-Reply-To: <20080410093625.GA95076@farnborough.darq.net> References: <80f4f2b20804081710k5af28466k17f3d38cdd6e344a@mail.gmail.com> <20080409091859.GA14939@farnborough.darq.net> <80f4f2b20804091825y2a37bddehd68e91f57426dc04@mail.gmail.com> <20080410093625.GA95076@farnborough.darq.net>
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> Yes, this needs to be setup on the host system. The way a bridge is
> configured has changed on 7. Here are the steps assuming that your
> external interface is em0:
>
> # ifconfig tap0 create
> # ifconfig tap0 up
> # ifconfig em0 up
> # ifconfig bridge0 create
> # ifconfig bridge0 addm tap0 addm em0
>
> Now tap0 and em0 are bridged together. You should configure your
> external IP on the bridge instead of em0 as you normally would. If you
> use DHCP then:
>
> # dhclient bridge0
Forgot to add that you'll also need to create the /etc/qemu-ifup script,
otherwise this won't work. That's what the script should look like:
#!/bin/sh
ifconfig ${1} up
Don't forget to make it executable:
# chmod 755 /etc/qemu-ifup
> And start qemu:
>
> # qemu -boot c -net nic -net tap -hda <path_to_your_disk_image>
>
> Now the VM should be able to see your LAN and get an IP from DHCP (if
> that's what you use on your LAN)
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