Good ${greeting_time}, Mike!   
      
   12 Jul 2018 19:12:28, you wrote to All:   
      
    MP> I have a few questions about running a linux distro in a vm on a   
    MP> linux box. I have read up about how to get Ethernet working over a   
    MP> bridge,   
      
   Hopefully those manuals didn't contain the brctl command...   
   `man ip` (or `man ip-link`) will guide you in the right direction.   
      
    MP> but have not yet got to installing the system, etc.   
    MP> (1) When the qemu session is running, is it smart to use the xserver   
    MP> on the vm instance?   
      
   Nothing prevents you from doing that.   
      
    MP> If I am not using the xserver and running the vm instance in console   
    MP> mode, will qemu catch certain keystrokes like ctrl-alt-2 so I can   
    MP> switch to tty2 (for example) or will that keystroke combo be   
    MP> interpreted by the host machine?   
      
   It seems you're confusing C-A-1 and C-A-F1. Anyway, the -monitor parameter   
   allows you to control the Qemu running even with -display none   
      
    MP> (2) If I can follow the directions and get the Ethernet bride working   
    MP> correctly, so that the network can see both the host and vm, I assume   
    MP> I can also do things like mount nfs shares in the vm. Is that a   
    MP> correct assumption?   
      
   Properly configured network bridge allows even boot-up over the PXE.   
      
    MP> (3) Will I be able to access other hardware while in the vm, like a   
    MP> usb port and whatever might be connected to it?   
      
   man qemu   
   /-usbdevice   
      
    MP> I have run DOS in a vm on a linux box, but I expect this to be   
    MP> different. :)   
      
   Not much.   
      
      
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