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1. Install all needed packages:

yum install bridge-utils

yum install tunctl

2. Disable NetworkManager and enable network at boot time:

chkconfig NetworkManager off

chkconfig –levels 35 network on

/etc/init.d/NetworkManager stop

/etc/init.d/network restart

3. Create br0 configuration

vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-br0

Change following configuration to your needs.

DEVICE=br0

TYPE=Bridge

BOOTPROTO=static

DNS1=192.168.0.1

GATEWAY=192.168.0.1

IPADDR=192.168.0.100

NETMASK=255.255.255.0

ONBOOT=yes

SEARCH=”example.com”

4. Modify eth0 configuration:

vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

DEVICE=eth0

HWADDR=00:1e:90:f3:f0:02

ONBOOT=yes

TYPE=Ethernet

IPV6INIT=no

USERCTL=no

BRIDGE=br0

5. Restart network or reboot machine

/etc/init.d/network restart

or

reboot

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