IFCFG-MACVTAP(5)

💅 IFCFG-MACVTAP(5) — Network configuration, but make it macvtap

okay so bestie, this is the manual page for ifcfg-macvtap, section 5 of the network configuration docs ✨ it's all about macvtap interface configuration, and honestly? it's giving "short but mighty." let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

ifcfg-macvtap — MACVTAP interface configuration, no cap 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-*

that's the whole vibe — these are the config files it reads 🎀

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🦋 MACVTAPs 🦋

so to set up a macvtap interface you need a configuration file, and that file has to contain at least the mandatory:

• MACVTAP_DEVICE — the variable holding the real interface that's used for the macvtap virtual interface 👑

that's the bare minimum, fr. but the file may also contain the optional:

• MACVTAP_MODE — this variable can be set to one of the following supported modes: "private", "vepa", "bridge" and "pass-through/passthru". the default mode is "vepa" ⭐

you can also use the:

• MACVTAP_FLAG — variable to set the "nopromisc" flag. by default, this flag is not set 🙈

also important: an ifcfg- file for the interface specified by MACVTAP_DEVICE must also be provided. in the most basic case, it should at least contain STARTMODE='auto' 💀 don't skip this one bestie.

and for use as an interface that is passed to a virtualized guest, manual configurations of IP and route for the macvtap device on the host are not needed 🧚 see also man ifcfg and man routes for details ✨

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🌸 EXAMPLES 🌸

this one sets up a macvtap0 macvtap interface on top of eth0, iconic:

ifcfg-macvtap0
   STARTMODE='auto'
   MACVTAP_DEVICE='eth0'

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🎀 COPYRIGHT 🎀

Copyright (C) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany. periodt 💅

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💀 BUGS 💀

found a bug? please report bugs as described at <https://bugs.opensuse.org> — they wanna hear it 🫶

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👑 AUTHORS 👑

• Marius Tomaschewski
• Karol Mroz

the main characters who wrote this, we stan 🌈

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

routes(5), ifcfg(5), wicked(8) — go read these next, iykyk 🔥

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and that's the whole page, bestie! brought to you by wicked, April 2014 edition — yeah she's a lil vintage but she still slays 💖✨🦋🌸💅