networks

See also: Driver (backend), How to set up the driver

The multipass networks command lists network interfaces that multipass can connect instances to. The result depends both on the platform and the driver in use.

For example, on Windows with Hyper-V the multipass networks command returns:

Name            Type    Description
Default Switch  switch  Virtual Switch with internal networking
ExternalSwitch  switch  Virtual Switch with external networking via "Red Hat VirtIO Ethernet Adapter"
InternalSwitch  switch  Virtual Switch with internal networking
PrivSwitch      switch  Private virtual switch

Like list, networks supports the --format option.

Note

The json, csv and yaml formats cover regular output only. Errors and log messages are printed to the standard error stream as plain text, with failures signaled by a non-zero exit status.

See launch and Create an instance with a bridged or custom network for instructions on how to use these.

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The multipass help networks command explains the available options:

Usage: multipass networks [options]
List host network devices (physical interfaces, virtual switches, bridges)
available to integrate with using the `--network` switch to the `launch`
command.

Options:
  -h, --help         Displays help on commandline options
  -v, --verbose      Increase logging verbosity. Repeat the 'v' in the short
                     option for more detail. Maximum verbosity is obtained with
                     4 (or more) v's, i.e. -vvvv.
  --format <format>  Output list in the requested format.
                     Valid formats are: table (default), json, csv and yaml. The
                     json, csv and yaml formats cover regular output only.
                     Errors and log messages are printed to the standard error
                     stream as plain text, with failures signaled by a non-zero
                     exit status.