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@@ -714,20 +714,12 @@ state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
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@node pcsys_network
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@section Network emulation
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-QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
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-target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
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-Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
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-VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
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-simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
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-network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
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-connection.
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-
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-@subsection VLANs
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-
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-QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
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-connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
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-example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
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-(TAP devices).
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+QEMU can simulate several network cards (e.g. PCI or ISA cards on the PC
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+target) and can connect them to a network backend on the host or an emulated
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+hub. The various host network backends can either be used to connect the NIC of
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+the guest to a real network (e.g. by using a TAP devices or the non-privileged
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+user mode network stack), or to other guest instances running in another QEMU
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+process (e.g. by using the socket host network backend).
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@subsection Using TAP network interfaces
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@@ -763,7 +755,7 @@ network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
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@example
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- QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
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+ guest (10.0.2.15) <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
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| (10.0.2.2)
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----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
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@@ -798,11 +790,23 @@ When using the @option{'-netdev user,hostfwd=...'} option, TCP or UDP
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connections can be redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for
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example to redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
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-@subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
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+@subsection Hubs
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+QEMU can simulate several hubs. A hub can be thought of as a virtual connection
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+between several network devices. These devices can be for example QEMU virtual
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+ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices (TAP devices). You can connect
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+guest NICs or host network backends to such a hub using the @option{-netdev
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+hubport} or @option{-nic hubport} options. The legacy @option{-net} option
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+also connects the given device to the emulated hub with ID 0 (i.e. the default
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+hub) unless you specify a netdev with @option{-net nic,netdev=xxx} here.
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+
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+@subsection Connecting emulated networks between QEMU instances
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-Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
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-that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
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-basic example.
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+Using the @option{-netdev socket} (or @option{-nic socket} or
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+@option{-net socket}) option, it is possible to create emulated
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+networks that span several QEMU instances.
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+See the description of the @option{-netdev socket} option in the
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+@ref{sec_invocation,,Invocation chapter} to have a basic example.
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@node pcsys_other_devs
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@section Other Devices
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