Mastering KVM Virtualization

MacVTap

MacVTap is used when you do not want to create a normal bridge, but want the users in local network to access your virtual machine. This connection type is not used in production systems and is mostly used on workstation systems.

Navigate to Add Hardware | Network to add a virtual NIC as the MacVTap interface using virt-manager. At Network source, select the physical NIC interface on the host where you want to enable MacVTap:

The following is the corresponding configuration from the VM:

<interface type='direct'>
<mac address='52:54:00:7b:4b:8c'/>
<source dev='enp0s25' mode='bridge'/>
<model type='virtio'/>