Catonano writes: > 2018-06-03 10:51 GMT+02:00 Christopher Baines : > > >> virt-manager has a way to create networks, I have one called >> "vm_network" which uses NAT, I think that might be a default thing, and >> it seems to work. >> >> When you create a virtual machine, you should be able to select to use a >> network. If I look at an existing machine I have, I see a "NIC ..." >> device, which uses the "vm_network". >> >> If you've got all this, it could be that the networking isn't getting >> started in the virtual machine... >> > > I discovered that virt-manager has a "connection settings" section and a > "virtual machine details" section > > I fumbled with the 2 and somehow I stumbled into a working configuration, > also along the lines of your suggestions > > So now I have a working Ubuntu Xenial installation inside a virtual machine > > I'm not sure I'd be able to reproduce this configuration, should I want to > but I guess I have to live with that > > It's a progress anyway > > Thank you Great, I'm glad you're making progress :)