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Last modified by Sebastian Marsching on 2022/05/29 14:05
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35 35  ovs-vsctl set interface ovsbr0p1 mac="00\:01\:02\:03\:04\:05"
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38 -Please note that some of the attributes are set in the _port_ table, while others are set in the _interface_ table. Obviously the MAC address should be replaced by a proper random MAC address. The page about KVM describes [[how to generate a random MAC address|doc:Linux.KVM.WebHome|anchor="Generating_a_random_MAC_address"]]. You do not have to set a MAC address explicitly, however in this case the MAC address will change after each reboot, which typically is not desirable for the network interface of a server.
38 +Please note that some of the attributes are set in the _port_ table, while others are set in the _interface_ table. Obviously the MAC address should be replaced by a proper random MAC address. The page about KVM describes [[how to generate a random MAC address|doc:Linux.KVM.WebHome|anchor="HGeneratingarandomMACaddress"]]. You do not have to set a MAC address explicitly, however in this case the MAC address will change after each reboot, which typically is not desirable for the network interface of a server.
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40 40  Now we change the network configuration in `/etc/network/interfaces`. We have to make sure that each virtual interface is brought up, even if we only use it as a bridge. We do this by bringing it up but disabling any IP configuration on it:
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