#!/bin/bash brctl addbr br0 ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 brctl addif br0 eth0 #if you have a dhcp-server uncomment this line: #dhclient3 br0 #If you have a static IP uncomment the following lines and #change the IP accordingly to your subnet: ifconfig br0 192.168.1.162 up route add default gw 192.168.1.249 #Now we will create the tap device for the vm,! # change your username accordingly tunctl -t tap0 -u mab #Now add the tap-device to the bridge: ifconfig tap0 up brctl addif br0 tap0