xen discuss - Nov 2007 - Windows XP guest has no network connectivity on nv77

Hi All,

I have created a windows guest config file (below) and would like to 
have its network interface bridged to the hosts primary (nge0).  When I 
use virt-install it works fine but when using the config file with ''xm 
create Template1.hvm'' the windows guest complains that it has little or
no connectivity.  I have also set the default-nic option in the xvm/xend 
config.

Thanks in advance,
Christian

bash-3.2# svccfg export xvm/xend | grep default-nic
      <propval name=''default-nic''
type=''astring'' value=''nge0''/>


bash-3.2# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 
8232 index 1
        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
nge0: flags=201004843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DHCP,IPv4,CoS> mtu 
1500 index 2
        inet 129.156.226.56 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 129.156.226.255
        ether 0:14:4f:a1:cf:22
nge1: flags=201004802<BROADCAST,MULTICAST,DHCP,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 3
        inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0
        ether 0:14:4f:a1:cf:23
lo0: flags=2002000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,VIRTUAL> mtu 
8252 index 1
        inet6 ::1/128


bash-3.2# dladm show-link
nge0            type: non-vlan  mtu: 1500       device: nge0
nge1            type: non-vlan  mtu: 1500       device: nge1
vnic900         type: non-vlan  mtu: 1500       device: vnic900
vnic901         type: non-vlan  mtu: 1500       device: vnic901
vnic902         type: non-vlan  mtu: 1500       device: vnic902


bash-3.2# cat Template1.hvm
disk = [
''file:/etc/opt/xvm/vms/Template1/Template1.img,hdc,w'',
''file:/etc/opt/xvm/images/winxp_sp2.iso,hda:cdrom,r'' ]
memory = 384
name = "Template1"
kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
builder=''hvm''
vif = [ ''bridge=nge0'' ]

on_poweroff = ''destroy''
on_reboot = ''restart''
on_crash = ''preserve''

vnc=1
vncpasswd=''''
vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
boot=''c''
serial=''null''
usb=1
usbdevice="tablet"
import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search(''64'', arch):
    arch_libdir = ''lib64''
else:
    arch_libdir = ''lib''

device_model = ''/usr/'' + arch_libdir +
''/xen/bin/qemu-dm''

Christian Smith - Sun Microsystems - Dublin Ireland
wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I have created a windows guest config file (below) and would like to 
> have its network interface bridged to the hosts primary (nge0).  When I 
> use virt-install it works fine but when using the config file with
''xm
> create Template1.hvm'' the windows guest complains that it has
little or
> no connectivity.  I have also set the default-nic option in the xvm/xend 
> config.
> 
> bash-3.2# cat Template1.hvm
> disk = [
''file:/etc/opt/xvm/vms/Template1/Template1.img,hdc,w'',
> ''file:/etc/opt/xvm/images/winxp_sp2.iso,hda:cdrom,r'' ]
> memory = 384
> name = "Template1"
> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
> builder=''hvm''
> vif = [ ''bridge=nge0'' ]
You need to have type in there... Without it, you default
to a para-virtualized NIC. e.g.

   vif = [ ''type=ioemu,bridge=nge0,mac=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx'' ]




MRJ

Hi Mark,

Thats sorted it, thanks!

-Christian

Mark Johnson wrote:
> Christian Smith - Sun Microsystems - Dublin Ireland wrote:
>   
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have created a windows guest config file (below) and would like to 
>> have its network interface bridged to the hosts primary (nge0).  When I
>> use virt-install it works fine but when using the config file with
''xm
>> create Template1.hvm'' the windows guest complains that it has
little or
>> no connectivity.  I have also set the default-nic option in the
xvm/xend
>> config.
>>
>> bash-3.2# cat Template1.hvm
>> disk = [
''file:/etc/opt/xvm/vms/Template1/Template1.img,hdc,w'',
>> ''file:/etc/opt/xvm/images/winxp_sp2.iso,hda:cdrom,r''
]
>> memory = 384
>> name = "Template1"
>> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
>> builder=''hvm''
>> vif = [ ''bridge=nge0'' ]
>>     
>
> You need to have type in there... Without it, you default
> to a para-virtualized NIC. e.g.
>
>    vif = [ ''type=ioemu,bridge=nge0,mac=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx''
]
>
>
>
>
> MRJ
>
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