On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 04:20:25AM +0200, Andreas Ntaflos wrote: > Hi list, > > long(ish) time libvirt users, first time poster. > > Question: Is the default network (192.168.122.0/24, NAT) created by > libvirt needed at all when guests are connected to the host's bridge > device (and not the default network) > > I.e. when I have > > <interface type='bridge'> > <source bridge='br0'/> > <model type='virtio'/> > </interface> > > in my guest definition is the default network ever even used? Or can I > safely remove it? > > This may be a naive or stupid question but I have not found a definitive > answer studying the documentation. Can anybody enlighten me? > > Thanks, > > Andreas Hello Andreas. It's not a naive question at all, but it has a simple answer: Yes, you can safely remove it if you haven't attached any VMs to it. We set it up strictly as a convenience, mostly for developers who are trying to use virt on a laptop with a wifi connection that is up and down a lot. Take care, --Hugh -- ======================================================== Hugh Brock, hbrock@xxxxxxxxxx, +1-215-564-3232 Deltacloud API + Portal http://deltacloud.org Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org ========================================================
