To connect your virtual routers to RouterOS host system you either have to assign interface for your guest (possible only on [[Metarouter|MetaROUTER]]) or you can add virtual Ethernet interface that is described in this document.
To connect your virtual routers to RouterOS host system you either have to assign interface for your guest (possible only on [[Metarouter|MetaROUTER]]) or you can add virtual Ethernet interface that is described in this document.
May contain either static or dynamic interface. Static interfaces should be configured here if under <em>/kvm interface</em> (for [[Kvm|KVM) or <em>/metarouter interface</em> for [[Metarouter|MetaROUTER]]. Dynamic interfaces will be recreated automatically each reboot and will contain new MAC address.
May contain either static or dynamic interface. Static interfaces should be configured in virtual-ethernet menu and then assigned to virtual machine in '''/kvm interface''' (for [[Kvm|KVM]]) or '''/metarouter interface''' (for [[Metarouter|MetaROUTER]]). Dynamic interfaces will be recreated automatically on each reboot and will contain new MAC address.
{{Note | Virtual-ethernets will be automatically removed even if configured as static in /kvm interface menu}}
==Requirements==
==Requirements==
This menu becomes available:
Menu is only available if KVM package is installed on x86 architecture, or on RouterOS running on selected RouterBOARDS.
*on ''x86'' architeecture you have to have ''kvm'' packge installed
*on ''mipsbe'' architecture RouterBOARDS
*on ''ppc'' architecture RouterBOARDS, except RB333, RB600 and variants.
|style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;" valign="top"|MAC address of interface. If automatically generated, then this pattern will be used ''02:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX''
|style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;" valign="top"|maximal transmission unit of the interface
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|style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;" valign="top"|'''name''' (<em>text default: tapX or vifX</em>)
|style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;" valign="top"|Interface name where, if auto-generated, X is inreased if previous valid number already exists, starts with 1. tap is on x86 vif is on RouterBOARD platform.
To connect your virtual routers to RouterOS host system you either have to assign interface for your guest (possible only on MetaROUTER) or you can add virtual Ethernet interface that is described in this document.
May contain either static or dynamic interface. Static interfaces should be configured in virtual-ethernet menu and then assigned to virtual machine in /kvm interface (for KVM) or /metarouter interface (for MetaROUTER). Dynamic interfaces will be recreated automatically on each reboot and will contain new MAC address.
Note: Virtual-ethernets will be automatically removed even if configured as static in /kvm interface menu
Requirements
This menu becomes available:
on x86 architeecture you have to have kvm packge installed
on mipsbe architecture RouterBOARDS
on ppc architecture RouterBOARDS, except RB333, RB600 and variants.
MAC address of interface. If automatically generated, then this pattern will be used 02:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
mtu (0 65536 default: 1500)
maximal transmission unit of the interface
name (text default: tapX or vifX)
Interface name where, if auto-generated, X is inreased if previous valid number already exists, starts with 1. tap is on x86 vif is on RouterBOARD platform.
