mephmanx/qemu-net

A simplified TUN/TAP/Bridge program intended to be used (setuid) with QEMU.

qemu-net

qemu-net is a utility that simplifies the process of creating and deleting TUN/TAP interfaces--and adding those interfaces to an existing bridge--intended to be used with QEMU. qemu-net is designed to be setuid, allowing non-root users to create the necessary networking infrastructure for their QEMU-based virtual machines.

QEMU Usage

qemu-system-x86_64 \
    -cdrom foo.iso \
    -enable-kvm \
    -hda sda \
    -boot order=dc \
    -m 256M \
    -smp 4 \
    -netdev tap,id=hn0 \
    -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hn0,id=nic1,mac=FA:CE:00:00:00:0${VNC} \
    -vnc ":2"

TODO

• Support creation/deletion via a configuration file.

• Introduce a (very simple) method for controlling what interfaces can be manipulated by what users.