Neel Natu wrote: > >> Julian Elischer wrote: > >> > > > >> > > I am experimenting with bhyve which uses tap(4) for network access. > >> > > > >> > > I don't want to bridge tap0 with any of the hosts's real NICs. How can > >> > > I create a private network just between the host and the guest? > >> > you are thinking too hard! > >> > > >> > tap IS the interface.. > >> > > >> > ifconfig tap0 $address... > >> > and in the VM, ifconfig vtnet0 ${some_other_address} > >> > >> Thank you, Julian! It works. I felt I was missing something obvious. > > > > For some reason, after a guest is shutdown or rebooted, the IP address > > on the host's tap0 interface is deleted. > > > > Try using 'vmnet0' instead of 'tap0'. It will retain the IP address > even after a guest reboot/shutdown.
Thanks, I see now vmnet is documented in tap(4). -- Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN sip:suda...@sibptus.tomsk.ru _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"