Set Mac Address in QEMU/KVM properties file

Question

I'm trying to set the mac address for my virtual machine in the virtual machine properties file. The properties file '102.conf' currently looks like this:

name: vm1.mydomain.com
bootdisk: ide0
ostype: w2k8
ide0: local:102/vm-102-disk-1.raw
memory: 1500
sockets: 1
ide1: local:iso/virtio-win-0.1-mm34.iso,media=cdrom
vlan0: rtl8139=96:83:DA:A0:06:34

Where and how in this file can I set the mac address for my virtual machine?

Solution

In this line

vlan0: rtl8139=96:83:DA:A0:06:34

the 96:83:DA:A0:06:34 is a MAC address. Changing that value should change your MAC address.

If you are generating your own MAC addresses you should use a value that contains 2,6,A or E as the second number as this defines a locally administered MAC address.

x2:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
x6:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
xA:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
xE:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

Comments

[Emmanuel]

Cheers Iain, it works.