Hello,

I've configured a network passtrough like this:

    <interface type='direct'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:ec:e8:d9'/>
      <source dev='eth1' mode='passthrough'/>
      <target dev='macvtap0'/>
      <model type='rtl8139'/>
      <alias name='net1'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x09' function='0x0'/>
    </interface>

OK. it works :)

There's only one small difficulty:

I have to make sure the host network interface is down before I start the VM.
Then, after the VM starts, I have to bring the host network interface up by hand.

If the host interface is up before the VM starts, the VM fails to start.
If I do not bring the host network interface up after the VM starts, the VM cannot effectively communicate using that network interface.

Does anybody has a "clean" solution for it, I mean: without employing some external "dirty" script or so?

Thanks

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