Qemu networking issue

[Matt]

On 8/2/07, Trent Nelson <tnelson at onresolve.com> wrote:
>
> > 1. On host, issue commands to create the bridge interface and
> > populate it with one of your physical network interfaces and
> > one tap interface
>
> > 5. Configure the Windows guest to have the static IP address
> > that you are after, first ensuring that that IP is not used
> > by any of your interfaces or anyone else on the network.
>
> When you say nothing else is using it on the network, you mean other
> than the bridge?  (Otherwise don't points 1 and 5 conflict?)  E.g.
>
> # ifconfig em0 inet 205.97.38.47 alias delete
> # ifconfig bridge0 create
> # ifconfig bridge0 inet 205.97.38.47 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast
> 205.97.38.255
> # ifconfig bridge0 addm em0 addm tap0 up
>
>         Trent.
>

The bridge should not require an IP address.

Matt