[libvirt-users] assign static public IP to container

hello i have a server colocated in a datacenter with several external IP addresses available to use. the physical server is using one of these IPs, and i want to assign another, unused IP to the virtual machine. both the host and guest are running ubuntu server 12.04. i found someone else asking the same thing[1] for CentOS, but i already have a bridge setup so not sure if it pertains... either way the instructions provided are for a different OS. i followed these instructions[2] for setting up my bridge. anyway, i thought i could just do this by editing the container's /etc/network/interfaces, setting a static IP address for eth0 much like i did for br0 on the host machine.... but doesn't seem to be working. ifconfig shows eth0 has the public address but i can't resolve any hostnames nor telnet to a direct IP address (no route to host). if i change back to dhcp and let eth0 get a private address, i can at least access the internet but cannot access the virtual machine from the internet. what is the trick to giving a VM a routable, public IP address? thanks 1. https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvirt-users/2011-December/msg00056.html 2. https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/network-configuration.html#brid...