[et-mgmt-tools] virt-manager shared device problem

[Cole Robinson]

Adam Huffman wrote:
> Cole Robinson wrote:
>> Adam Huffman wrote:
>>   
>>> I'm having trouble adding a shared network device to a VM already 
>>> running on an F9 host.
>>>
>>> What shows up in the interface is a single greyed out item - "eth0 (not 
>>> bridged)".
>>>
>>>     
>> The fact that the nonbridged entry is the initial selection and
>> is actually selectable is a bug, which is fixed upstream and I
>> believe the latest release.
>>
>> virt-manager doesn't set up a bridge for you, one needs to be
>> preconfigured. Do you have a bridge already set up? If so:
>>
>>   
> I didn't, but I have one now, having followed the instructions at:
> http://poelcat.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/bridged-networking-in-virt-manager/
> and the device is selectable in the interface.
> 
> Once added to a guest it does work.
> 
> However, now another guest on the same host, using the default NAT 
> network, seems to have lost its connection.

Hmm, not sure about that. Maybe try restarting libvirtd, the 
network rules may need to be reapplied. If that doesn't work,
please file a bug against libvirt.

Thanks,
Cole