How to do it...

To configure a new NAT network and connect a KVM instance to it, run the following:

  1. List all available networks:
root@kvm:~# virsh net-list --all Name       State    Autostart     Persistent---------------------------------------------------------- default    active    yes          yesroot@kvm:~#
  1. Dump the configuration of the default network:
root@kvm:~# virsh net-dumpxml default<network connections='1'> <name>default</name> <uuid>2ab5d22c-5928-4304-920e-bc43b8731bcf</uuid> <forward mode='nat'>   <nat>     <port start='1024' end='65535'/>   </nat> </forward> <bridge name='virbr0' stp='on' delay='0'/> <ip address='192.168.122.1' netmask='255.255.255.0'>   <dhcp>     <range start='192.168.122.2' end='192.168.122.254'/>   </dhcp> </ip></network>root@kvm:~#
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