[libvirt-users] Network without forward mode

[Vincent Bernat]

 ❦ 25 juillet 2016 08:44 CEST, Martin Kletzander <mkletzan at redhat.com> :

>>> "Just a vnet interface, no bridge" means you want no network.  Where
>>> should the vnet be connected?
>>
>>The host is able to handle the routing. It seems I could just declare an
>>interface of type "ethernet" instead of "network" to get the effect I
>>want.
>
> I'm sorry, but I have no idea what is the end result you are trying to
> achieve.  Could you describe what are your trying to set up without
> libvirt technicalities?

I have a process watching libvirt event to add a route like "ip route
add 192.0.2.147/32 dev vnet18" once the VM is spawned. The host is then
responsible for any routing to/from the VM. I don't want the VM to be
part of a bridge.
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