Re: [Qemu-devel] linux-test image for user-net?

[Ben Taylor]

Stealth Dave <address@hidden>


> Is it possible to build a linux-test image that enables network access 
> via user-net instead of tun/tap?  I'm trying to build a special-purpose 
> and very minimal linux distro for use with QEMU, and the linux-test 
> image looks like a very good place to start.  Is there any 
> documentation on how the image was built, what packages/software is 
> included, etc?  Is enabling user-net support as simple as compiling a 
> new kernel with the proper modules?  While I've been using Linux for 
> about 6 years now and consider myself a skilled user, this is my first 
> attempt at building any kind of linux system.  Any help would be 
> appreciated.

The only difference should be in the configuration of
the networking, right?  Instead of a fixed address with
tun/tap, just turn on dhcp and the qemu client will 
pickup 10.0.2.15, assuming you start qemu with -user-net.

Ben