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# Network Block

The `network` node configures VM networking.

## Syntax

    network "mode"
    // or
    network "mode" {
        // mode-specific attributes
    }

## Modes

### User (Default)

    network "user"

QEMU's SLIRP user-mode networking. No root required. SSH access is via a forwarded host port.

### TAP

    network "tap"
    // or with explicit bridge:
    network "tap" {
        bridge "br0"
    }

TAP device attached to a Linux bridge. The guest appears on the bridge's network with a real IP.

Default bridge: `"br0"`

### None

    network "none"

No networking.

## Default

If no `network` node is specified, user-mode networking is used.