H, thanks for the tips. It is a simple selection/option in VirtualBox, a nobrainer selection. I'll read the first link, bur the second gives a security warning, so I'll skip.
I wish there is a simple choice in virt-manager UI too. Best Regards. On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 4:05 PM Bob Power <b_po...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Not sure this is a virt-manager question: probably more of a general > virtual networking question. > > Curious: Did you have this in VirtualBox ? > > Anyway, I'd look at MacVTap - Linux Virtualization Wiki > <https://virt.kernelnewbies.org/MacVTap> > > MacVTap - Linux Virtualization Wiki > > <https://virt.kernelnewbies.org/MacVTap> > > - " Typically, this is used to make both the guest and the host show up > directly on the switch that the host is connected to." > > .... I tried it in RHEL 8.4 (at the time) but had unworkable performance > issues but later found a note about "intel_iommu=pt" at > https://www.linuxsecrets.com/3417-creating-kvm-virtual-passthrough which > might address that. ( the VF stuff there not supported in RHEL last I > looked ) > > Currently I use PCI passthru to use a 2nd host NIC directly in a VM but > then that only works for 1 VM so if you have an unspecified number of VMs > that's not gonna work for you. > > Sorry can't be of more help. > > > On Wednesday, 19 October 2022 at 21:42:02 BST, Mihai Dobrescu < > msdobre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I've switched from VirtualBox to Virt Manager and I need to have virtual > machines in the same subnet as the host. > How could I achieve that? I've spent all day looking at various articles > on how to do that, but I could not manage to achieve it. > Is there a reliable step by step procedure? > I use a Gentoo derivative. > > Thank you, > Mihai Sorin Dobrescu > -- Mihai Sorin Dobrescu
