How do I stop virbr0 interface being created?
On my machine virbr0 interface was created after installation of libvirt-bin
package which is dependency of virt-manager
.
Solution 1 (straight-forward):
It seems you can remove it from startup by removing corresponding file with
sudo rm /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart/default.xml
You can bring it back with
sudo ln -s /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart/default.xml
Solution 2 (with virsh
)
- disable:
sudo virsh net-autostart --disable default
- enable:
sudo virsh net-autostart default
But this has side-effect. If you want to use bridged network in virt-manager you should start bridge before launching VM with sudo virsh net-start default
.
Solution 3 (set virbr0 unmanaged in NetworkManager)
The following lines should be added to the end of /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf:
[keyfile]
unmanaged-devices=interface-name:virbr0
The result: NetworkManager "does not know" about virbr0, but VMs can access bridged networking.
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Rangerix
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Rangerix over 1 year
Whenever I start my laptop(HP) , 'Network Connections' shows it being connected (though it is actually not) . When I go to 'edit connections' option , it shows virbr0 . I have to delete it every time . How to get rid of this ? Is it a hardware problem ?
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Pablo Bianchi over 5 yearsPlease read this about how to write a good answer, particularly the section "Provide context for links". Also: Did you successfully tried this on Ubuntu?
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aderchox over 3 yearsI added the same lines as the third solution to /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf but it's still there. Will that take effect after restarting the system?