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diff --git a/docs/system/devices/net.rst b/docs/system/devices/net.rst index 4d787c3..7d76fe8 100644 --- a/docs/system/devices/net.rst +++ b/docs/system/devices/net.rst @@ -21,11 +21,17 @@ configure it as if it was a real ethernet card. Linux host ^^^^^^^^^^ -As an example, you can download the ``linux-test-xxx.tar.gz`` archive -and copy the script ``qemu-ifup`` in ``/etc`` and configure properly -``sudo`` so that the command ``ifconfig`` contained in ``qemu-ifup`` can -be executed as root. You must verify that your host kernel supports the -TAP network interfaces: the device ``/dev/net/tun`` must be present. +A distribution will generally provide specific helper scripts when it +packages QEMU. By default these are found at ``/etc/qemu-ifup`` and +``/etc/qemu-ifdown`` and are called appropriately when QEMU wants to +change the network state. + +If QEMU is being run as a non-privileged user you may need properly +configure ``sudo`` so that network commands in the scripts can be +executed as root. + +You must verify that your host kernel supports the TAP network +interfaces: the device ``/dev/net/tun`` must be present. See :ref:`sec_005finvocation` to have examples of command lines using the TAP network interfaces. |