Configuring a guest's network interface

This recipe teaches you how to configure the virtual network interface's behavior. By changing the interface's behavior, you can provide the guest direct access or filtered access to the network, and even set up a local network visible only to the host system and other guests.

Getting ready

This recipe requires a CentOS system with a working network connection. It also requires a virtual machine set up as described in the previous recipes.

How to do it...

Follow these steps to configure a guest's network interface:

  1. Make sure that the virtual machine you want to modify is not running.
  2. Open the virtual machine by double-clicking on the desired entry in the list of available machines.
  3. View the virtual machine's hardware ...

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