Re: Fwd: KVM Bridge wlan0

[Gustavo S. L.]

already tried?

# apt-get install libvirt-bin
# virsh net-start default

Following if you use the virt-manager will easily specify the network
interface as a bridge

2016-03-08 16:34 GMT-03:00 Pascal Hambourg :

> Le 08/03/2016 18:59, Dan Ritter a écrit :
>
>>
>> https://wiki.debian.org/BridgeNetworkConnections
>>
>> There are special instructions for wireless bridges.
>>
>
> Interesting, but it won't be of much help if the kernel itself prohibits
> bridging of a wireless interface.
>
>


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Re: Fwd: KVM Bridge wlan0

[Pascal Hambourg]

Le 08/03/2016 18:59, Dan Ritter a écrit :


https://wiki.debian.org/BridgeNetworkConnections

There are special instructions for wireless bridges.


Interesting, but it won't be of much help if the kernel itself prohibits 
bridging of a wireless interface.

Re: Fwd: KVM Bridge wlan0

[Dan Ritter]

On Sun, Mar 06, 2016 at 03:01:17PM -0500, Timothy Marion wrote:
> I have a laptop with an wireless adapter. I would like to run KVM with 
> virtual machines. I would like to be able to access the internet from the 
> virtual machine. Can anybody tell me how that is done using the wireless 
> adapter?



https://wiki.debian.org/BridgeNetworkConnections

There are special instructions for wireless bridges.

-dsr-

Fwd: KVM Bridge wlan0

[Timothy Marion]

I have a laptop with an wireless adapter. I would like to run KVM with virtual 
machines. I would like to be able to access the internet from the virtual 
machine. Can anybody tell me how that is done using the wireless adapter?




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> 
> From: Reco 
> Subject: Re: KVM Bridge wlan0
> Date: March 6, 2016 at 2:42:42 PM EST
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
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> 
>   Hi.
> 
> Please refrain from top-posting.
> Please do not CC me, I'm subscribed to the list.
> 
> On Sun, 6 Mar 2016 14:05:32 -0500
> Timothy Marion  wrote:
> 
>> I do not know that I want to bridge eth0 to wlan0.
> 
> You have it anyway in the current configuration.
> 
> 
>> I have one working interface on my computer wlan0. 
> 
> Er, your 'ifconfig' list says otherwise. At the very least you have a
> wired interface called eth0. It's irrelevant to the current problem,
> though.
> 
> 
>> I want a virtual machine using KVM to be able to communicate to the
> internet using wlan0. 
> 
> There are multiple ways of doing it. Bridge, NAT, tunnels, you name it.
> 
> 
>> All documentation I can find indicates that is done with a bridge. 
> 
> Because it's the simpliest way to accomplish such connectivity. But
> about the only *real* need to use a bridge arises if you need the
> outside world to communicate with your VM. As in - you need someone to
> establish inbound connections to your VM with the minimal hassle.
> 
> 
>> All documentation I can find indicates you do this
> with eth0. I do not use eth0. I have wlan0.
> 
> Got it.
> 
> 
>> good new! I now have br0 with eth0 and wlan0.
> 
> Just as planned.
> 
> 
>> bad new! now the laptop no longer has any internet connectivity.
> 
> Which is clearly shown by this (note NO-CARRIER):
> 
>> 2: eth0:  mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast 
>> master br0 state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
>>link/ether 2c:60:0c:2f:be:18 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>> 3: wlan0:  mtu 1500 qdisc mq master br0 
>> state DOWN mode DORMANT group default qlen 1000
>>link/ether ac:b5:7d:3d:18:df brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>> 4: br0:  mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state 
>> DOWN mode DEFAULT group default 
>>link/ether 2c:60:0c:2f:be:18 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
> 
> So, disregarding eth0. Do you have wpa_supplicant running? Does wpa_cli
> show successful association with your AP?
> 
> Reco
>