Comments on: Prototype for a Fedora virtual machine appliance builder http://berrange.com/posts/2008/02/17/prototype-for-a-fedora-virtual-machine-appliance-builder/ Writing about photography, open source software, virtualization & more Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:34:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Daniel http://berrange.com/posts/2008/02/17/prototype-for-a-fedora-virtual-machine-appliance-builder/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Daniel Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:19:00 +0000 http://wordpress.berrange.com/?p=25#comment-29 The choice of bridged vs NAT based networking for virtual machines is a deployment detail, not relevant when creating virtual appliances. <br /><br />KVM supports both NAT and bridging, but out of the box NAT is the default option. Bridging requires that you have configured your ethernet device in a special way ahead of time - we can't assume that a user has done this out of the box.<br /><br />For more information about networking choices, consult <a href="http://www.watzmann.net/blog/index.php/2007/04/27/networking_with_kvm_and_libvirt" rel="nofollow">this blog posting</a> The choice of bridged vs NAT based networking for virtual machines is a deployment detail, not relevant when creating virtual appliances.

KVM supports both NAT and bridging, but out of the box NAT is the default option. Bridging requires that you have configured your ethernet device in a special way ahead of time – we can’t assume that a user has done this out of the box.

For more information about networking choices, consult this blog posting

]]> By: Frank Daley http://berrange.com/posts/2008/02/17/prototype-for-a-fedora-virtual-machine-appliance-builder/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Frank Daley Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.berrange.com/?p=25#comment-30 Daniel,<br /><br />On a Virtual tangent - I have spent two days unsuccessfully trying to get KVM on F8 working with a Public Bridge network.<br /><br />I cannot understand why a Public Bridge option is not a default in KVM. I would have thought that most users would want a LAN accessible VM?<br /><br />I have setup about twenty VMs using VMware Server, but I am finding KVM incredibly frustrating.<br /><br />Since the requirements for Bridge networking would a common one for virtual machine appliances, I am wondering how you have solved the networking? Daniel,

On a Virtual tangent – I have spent two days unsuccessfully trying to get KVM on F8 working with a Public Bridge network.

I cannot understand why a Public Bridge option is not a default in KVM. I would have thought that most users would want a LAN accessible VM?

I have setup about twenty VMs using VMware Server, but I am finding KVM incredibly frustrating.

Since the requirements for Bridge networking would a common one for virtual machine appliances, I am wondering how you have solved the networking?

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