How do you setup KVM networking on a desktop or laptop

[FATeknollogee]

@msff-amman-Itofficer said in How do you setup KVM networking on a desktop or laptop:

@Romo said in How do you setup KVM networking on a desktop or laptop:

I usually use the Linux Bridge since it provides the features I require and they are relatively simple to set up.

macvtap should provide better performance cause it is the evolution of Linux bridge, and I use Fedora Virt-Manager to setup this and connect to KVM

@Francesco-Provino Why would macvtap have better performance vs bridge?

[JaredBusch]

@FATeknollogee said in How do you setup KVM networking on a desktop or laptop:

Any further updates here?

What is the "cleanest" method available so vm's can "talk" to the host?

I ended up just staying on macvtap. I never did any further troubleshooting.

I only use this Windows 10 VM for occasional power email sessions in Outlook when organizing 5 accounts worth of email. Usually once a week.

[stacksofplates]

@JaredBusch said in How do you setup KVM networking on a desktop or laptop:

@FATeknollogee said in How do you setup KVM networking on a desktop or laptop:

Any further updates here?

What is the "cleanest" method available so vm's can "talk" to the host?

I ended up just staying on macvtap. I never did any further troubleshooting.

I only use this Windows 10 VM for occasional power email sessions in Outlook when organizing 5 accounts worth of email. Usually once a week.

You'll get better performance if you install the VirtIO drivers and use that instead of rtl8139. Whether you will notice it or not for that VM, idk.