On RHEL 6, if a KVM host network changes, the Windows 7 KVM guest looses its IP address. Guest doesn't come back with IP.

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Issue

  • DNS resolution fails in Windows 7 KVM quest, when host network changes, host DNS is ok.
  • Experiencing a network drop due to link-local address in KVM guest, host is still connected.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4
  • Microsoft Windows 7 KVM guest

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