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+# add tap device
+sudo ip tuntap add name tap0 mode tap
+# add bridge device
+sudo ip link add name br0 type bridge
+# assign ip address to bridge device
+sudo ip addr add 10.0.0.1/24 dev br0
+# assign tap device to bridge device
+sudo ip link set tap0 master br0
+# set status of both devices to up
+sudo ip link set up dev tap0
+sudo ip link set up dev br0
+# start dnsmasq for dhcp on bridge device
+sudo dnsmasq -p 0 -i br0 -F 10.0.0.2,10.0.0.5,255.255.255.0
+
+# start qemu
+# qemu-system-arm -net nic,macaddr=02:00:00:00:01:03 -net nic,model=lan9118 -net tap,ifname=tap0,script=no
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