According to debian bug I just added in this one, the problem is actually in dnsmasq being already running before starting libvirt network.
I just purged dnsmasq package on my maverick destop and now libvirt network starts fine. HTH ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #592177 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=592177 ** Also affects: libvirt (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=592177 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/668043 Title: libvirt default network doesn't start, iptables errors, bad rules -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs