RE: KVM static internal networking without host bridge interface (virbr)

How to set up an internal network between two KVM network interfaces while using static networking (avoiding dnsmasq) and while avoiding a host bridge interface (virbr)?

I am also not using any network config in libvirt. All hosts have same vlans and interfaces and I just use a macvtap on these interfaces.

* I would like to avoid the host `virbr2` interface. This is because ideally package sniffers on the host such as tshark / wireshark would be unable to see these packages following between an internal network between two VMs.

every macvtap is different interface you can easily tcpdump on.

* dnsmasq on the host operating system or inside the VMs should also be avoided in favor of static IP addresses.

I have this also