(I use the Mate-Compiz spin on my desktop computer [IntensePC])
How I was able to achieve it:
Connection Details, Virtual Networks, clicking on the "+" change mode to "Open" (the rest is all default). This creates me a "virbr0"
Now I stop "virbr0" on the red minus icon and while clicking o the trash it disappears in the connection details. While changing to terminal and type nmcli c it is still active. I stop it with nmcli c down virbr0
Back in the “Connection Details” i do create "+"a new virtual network using the default as name: network
This time I choose Mode: NAT and do let everything as it was (default). This creates me a Network connected to virbr0
Opening my VM (QEMU/KVM) under NIC I select the Network source: Virtual network 'network :NAT'
Now i can start the WM and do get DHCP working. I am able to ping my host and also able to communicate between them.
I used Virtualbox before and had the option there to create a bridged connection on the vm guest choosing the Host’s NW-adapter I wanted to use as bridge.
Is there a simpler way to achieve this? And is there a tool where i can control the status of the connections? A script I can use in terminal would be ok.
If you want to bridge the physical network to the VM, you first have to create the bridge in NetworkManager and add the physical NIC as a port of the bridge.
In this example, I’m bridging eth0 to a new bridge br0:
# nmcli con add con-name br0 ifname br0 type bridge autoconnect yes ipv4.method auto ipv6.method auto
# nmcli con add con-name br0-port ifname eth0 type ethernet slave-type bridge master br0 autoconnect yes
Note that your existing connection for the ethernet interface will have to be removed:
# nmcli con # (Get the connection name)
# nmcli con delete "Wired connection 1"
With that in place, you can choose br0 as the bridge for your VMs.
Since i use the bridged network as here described, and restrict the network management by using nmcli or nm-connection-editor I do have much more peace with libvirt
In Virtual Machine Manager > Edit > Connection Details > Virtual Networks, remove all networks.
When this done, do select the network on the specific VM as in the picture below:
Now you can start the VM
With this procedure you theoretically created you a virtual x-port switch where you connect all your VM’s.
If you use Fedora Workstation please do you the favor and use the nm-connection-editor instead of the build in Network editor in the Settings of Gnome 4.2x. Otherwise you will get bothered wit auto network etc … really annoying.
Of course, if you are a happy Terminal user make use of nmcli to manage your network.
If you can, try to include toolbox or ‘podman’ with rootless containers, in your workflow.
I think this way you not have to fight wit this unnecessary routing troubles.
I will add this mini tutorial to the discussion on discussion.fp.org. Might be that I will get some more Tricks/Tips to tweak the libvirt/network workflow.
Yes … I was confused trying to make it the way as I described in my first request. I marked now the second request as solution. So the idea is doing it straight away as marked as solution.
Ask and discussion where still separate when I made the request on discussion and reached out for different audience.