Try removing ifname=tap0 and a different macaddr for second instance. --Nirmal On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Anjali Kulkarni <anjali@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I can start my freebsd based image in Qemu, and I use tap interface for > connectivity to the host or external world, but when I try to fire up 2 > instances, using tap, it fails. For the second invocation, it gives me the > error: > > [root@ipg-virt01 tmp]# ./qemu-system-x86_64 -m 512 anjali.img -net > nic,model=yukon,macaddr=52:54:00:00:aa:02 -net tap,ifname=tap0,script=no > warning: could not configure /dev/net/tun: no virtual network emulation > Could not initialize device 'tap' > > Am I doing something wrong? The first instance is running fine. > > Anjali > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html