Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: qemu

There is a problem with qemu and kernels > 2.6.18.

It is documented in the qemu faq:
Starting with Linux 2.6.18, the kernel now requires that a user process has 
CAP_NET_ADMIN capability associated with it to set persistent tap interfaces. 
This a problem since most people do not run qemu as root - nor should they. A 
few suggestions: [...]
http://kidsquid.com/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#head-2511814cb92c14dbe1480089c04f83c281117a86

The problem looks like this:
"warning: could not open /dev/net/tun: no virtual network emulation
Could not initialize device 'tap'"

# ls -l /dev/net/tun
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 10, 200 Mar 30 08:19 /dev/net/tun


Solutions are suggested in the FAQ entry.


Problem persists in qemu 0.9.0.

** Affects: qemu (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

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qemu no tun/tap networking
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103010
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