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gregory112

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Registered: 2017-12-11

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[SOLVED] Operation not supported when creating a macvtap

How to create a macvtap interface in Arch?

Using the ip command

ip link add link enp4s0 name macvtap0 type macvtap

Results in an error

RTNETLINK answers: Operation not supported

Creating the interface through libvirt using virt-manager results in the same error.

When creating a bonding interface either using systemd-networkd or any manager, I can just add the "bonding" module to the kernel. Same as the 802.1q VLAN tagged interface. What kernel modules should I add to the kernel if I want to create a macvtap interface? Or there are some other things I need to install?

Last edited by gregory112 (2018-01-12 13:35:19)

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gregory112

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Registered: 2017-12-11

Posts: 13

Re: [SOLVED] Operation not supported when creating a macvtap

Solved it.

Actually I have a kernel update pending after updating all packages through pacman. I rebooted the system and everything works fine now.

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