Running 'sysctl -p' on kvm host results in lost network connectivity in guests

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Running 'sysctl -p' on host results in lost network connectivity in guests

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5,6

  • KVM

Resolution.

Remove following from /etc/sysctl.conf

net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0

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