So you'll do "virsh -c qemu:///system dumpxml rawhide" steved: do "virsh -c qemu:///system dumpxml " steved: Redirect that to a file, then hand-edit the file. Then "virsh -c qemu:///system define " clalance: what comand line do you uses to bring up a guest? steved: Usually "virsh -c qemu:///system start " (or virt-manager) virsh -c qemu:///system dumpxml rawhide > /tmp/rahide.xml --- /tmp/rahide.xml.orig 2007-11-27 09:59:33.000000000 -0500 +++ /tmp/rahide.xml 2007-11-27 10:29:41.000000000 -0500 @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ - + - + virsh -c qemu:///system define /tmp/rahide.xml # bring up bridge on host machine: ifcfg-eth0: DEVICE=eth0 #BOOTPROTO=dhcp HWADDR=00:1D:09:29:B2:16 ONBOOT=yes TYPE=Ethernet BRIDGE=virtbr0 ifcfg-virtbr0: DEVICE=virtbr0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes TYPE=Bridge #No virt-manager: madhat# virsh start Fedora9Server Domain Fedora9Server started madhat# virt-viewer Fedora9Server