[SOLVED] KVM: problem with Internet access for guest

[Astronaut]

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to get a KVM guest OS to access the internet through a bridge.

I was following the wiki article, specifically this segment http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/KVM#Launch_KVM_Guest1_with_network_enabled


What I've done so far:


+ I have a tap0 interface added to a bridge (NAT), I can ping from the guest OS all the host's interfaces, services like ssh are operational.
+ ip forwarding on host
+ iptables accept incoming traffic from bridg


The problem

when following traffic with tracepath from the guest, it always stops at the bridge's ip address (configured as the default gateway).

P.S: I don't use eth0 (though the interface is up and configured ) as I can only connect from my Host through ppp0 or wlan0, thus, I didn't add eth0 to the bridge

Any help would be appreciated

[_______0]

wireless nics don't allow bridge mode.

if all the fancy network set up fails, try user mode networking, which is default I think.

[Hu]

Why do you want to use a bridge instead of NAT? Your description includes steps that are unnecessary for a bridge. NAT is more trouble to set up, but will perform much better than user mode networking.

_______0: I have heard of some wireless cards which are incapable of bridge mode, but I thought that was because the manufacturer shipped them without full functionality. Are you saying that all wireless cards are incapable of bridge mode?

[_______0]

[xming]

Some wireless cards can be bridged, it's called the monitor mode. All those cards which can be used as DIY wireless AP can be put in monitor mode.
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[Astronaut]

Hello everyone!


Thanks for your suggestions and ideas.

Two solutions that I'm using for now:

- user mode networking with ports redirection (redirecting ssh for example)

- I've abandoned direct bridging and now I'm using NAT.