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It's also possible to let QEMU control your tun/tap devices. It's only needed to create a bridge device with f.e. netctl.
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Guide to Bridged Networking
===========================
*Note*: you don't need to set up bridged networking just to get internet access. With `basic.sh` you should be able to access the internet from MacOS automatically. *However*, the ICMP protocol (used for `ping`) is not supported with the default networking solution.
To set up bridged networking for the macOS VM, use one of the following methods:
## Using /etc/network/interfaces
It is possible to create the bridge and tun/tap interfaces by adding the following lines to `/etc/network/interfaces`. Replace `DEVICENAME` with your ethernet card's device name, and `MYUSERNAME` with the user that is starting the VM.
```
auto br0
iface br0 inet dhcp
bridge_ports DEVICENAME tap0
auto tap0
iface tap0 inet dhcp
pre-up tunctl -u MYUSERNAME -t tap0
```
## Using NetworkManager
You can use NetworkManager to control the bridge and tun/tap interfaces, by creating them with the following commands. Replace `DEVICENAME` with your ethernet card's device name.
### Make the Bridge
```
nmcli connection add type bridge \
ifname br1 con-name mybridge
```
### Attach Bridge to Ethernet
```
nmcli connection add type bridge-slave \
ifname DEVICENAME con-name mynetwork master br1
```
### Make the Tun/Tap
```
nmcli connection add type tun \
ifname tap0 con-name mytap \
mode tap owner `id -u`
```
### Attach Tun/Tap to Bridge
```
nmcli connection mod mytap connection.slave-type bridge \
connection.master br1
```
## Attach Bridge to QEMU
Once you have set up the bridge and tun/tap on the host, you'll have to add the following line to `basic.sh`, replacing `-netdev user,id=net0`. Change `tap0` to your corresponding device name.
```
-netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no \
```
You can optionally use the `vmxnet3` driver for higher performance compared to the default e1000. Note that replacing it requires macOS El Capitan or higher.
```
-device vmxnet3,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27 \
```
## Using Netctl
You can also use netctl and the qemu bridge helper to control the bridge and tun/tap interfaces. Replace `DEVICENAME` with your ethernet card's device name.
### Create netctl configuration file in /etc/netctl (f.e. /etc/netctl/kvm-bridge)
```
Description="Bridge Interface br10 : DEVICENAME"
Interface=br10
Connection=bridge
BindsToInterfaces=(DEVICENAME)
IP=dhcp
# If you want also for DHCPv6,uncomment below line
#IP6=dhcp
```
### Activate netctl bridge handler with system boot
```
sudo netctl enable kvm-bridge
```
### Create bridge whitelist file for qemu (/etc/qemu/bridge.conf)
```
allow br10
```
## Attach Bridge to QEMU
Now you'll have to add the following line to `basic.sh`, replacing `-netdev user,id=net0`. Change `br10` to your corresponding device name.
```
-netdev bridge,br=br10,id=net0 \
```