> > but make > > it configurable on the command line. That way, there are no surprises > > ever. The rare people like me with an issue can just pass a command-line > > parameter in. > > The point I was trying to make is that qemu could easily arbitrate the > guest network based on how the host is configured. If the host has a > 10.0.x.x network (and I suppose if we want to be thorough, a 10.0.x.x > route), then it punts to 172.16.x.x (and does the same check) and then > tries a couple of 192.168.x.x networks.
I really dislike this kind of guesswork. It makes it very hard to debug/reproduce problems, and means you're never really sure what qemu is going to do. IMHO One of the really nice features of qemu is that it is host independent. Paul
