Network configuration-XMLEdit online The network configuration-XML describes virtual networks that connect KVM virtual servers among themselves and to external networks. For related virsh commands, see Network management virsh commands. <bridge>Configures the bridge device that is used to set up the virtual network.<dhcp>Configures DHCP services for the virtual network.<forward>Configures the forwarding mode for the bridge that connects the virtual network to a physical LAN. Omitting this tag results in an isolated network that can connect guests.<ip>Configures IP addresses for the virtual network.<name> as a child element of <network>Assigns a short name to a virtual network.<network>Is the root element of a network configuration-XML.<virtualport> as a child element of <network>Identifies the bridge of a virtual network as an Open vSwitch.Parent topic: Selected libvirt XML elements