libvirt/qemu and dns

[Linux for blind general discussion]

The windows vm is set to obtain an IP address automatically, and obtain dns server automatically. The default network is running; the vm would not launch without it, so it's set to autostart.

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From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:45:55 +0100
Subject: Re: libvirt/qemu and dns

> On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 08:31:17AM -0500, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> >I have a win10 virtual machine running in libvirt via qemu with the
> >default NAT network set up by libvirt. I'm able to ping IP addresses but
> >not resolve dns. On the host, I have systemd-resolved. I was going to
> >start setting up a bridged network, but I thought of this first. Do I need
> >to do something with systemd-resolved to get my virtual machines to play
> >nicely with the network?
>
> Per default dns resolution is working when using libvirt and let the
> machines run in nated network mode.
>
> What are the dns settings in your Windows vm? Is the dns server also the
> gateway address? Per default and if you not have changed the
> libvirt default network it should be 192.168.122.1 ?
>
> Is the default network in libvirt running? Whats the output of
>
> virsh net-list
>
> If no running network is listed start the default network with the following
> command:
>
> virsh net-start --network default
>
> And mark it for autostart:
>
> virsh net-autostart default
>
>
> Can you see a dnsmasq process on your host machine? This dnsmasq is the dns
> server used by libvirt for dns resolution inside the vm's running in nated
> mode.
>
> Cheers,
>
>   Schoepp
>
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