> Isn't dhcp already part of Qemu? > > -netdev user,id=mynet0,net=192.168.76.0/24,dhcpstart=192.168.76.9 > http://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/Networking This is what we use now in NAT mode. But AFAIK this is incredible slow. Using a simple tap device is faster and more flexible (for example you can use iptables).