diff --git a/scripts/qemu-boot.sh b/scripts/qemu-boot.sh
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+#!/bin/sh -x
+
+myname=`basename $0`
+dirname=`dirname $0`
+macaddr=00:0B:DC:9B:D6:DA
+base=dc=priv,dc=lcl
+exe=qemu-kvm
+qemu_opts=""
+brctl=`PATH=/usr/sbin:/sbin /usr/bin/which brctl`
+#nic_model=",model=rtl8139"
+
+usage()
+{
+cat << EOT >&2
+
+ $myname -h
+ $myname {net|<image-file>} [-b hostname]
+
+EOT
+	[ "$1" ] && exit $1
+	exit 0
+}
+
+
+do_sudo()
+{
+	if [ "$UID" = 0 ]; then
+		while [[ $1 =~ ^- ]]; do shift; done
+		eval "$@"
+		return $?
+	else
+		echo running sudo $@
+		#sudo -p "Password for $myname:" $@
+		eval sudo "$@"
+		return $?
+	fi
+}
+
+ldap_search()
+{
+	local ldap_server=ldap.lcl
+	local binddn=cn=ldapadm,dc=jannet,dc=de
+	local password_file=$HOME/.feedfs-ldap/passwords/$binddn@$ldap_server
+	ldapsearch -y $password_file -xZ -h $ldap_server -D $binddn -b $base,ou=networks,dc=jannet,dc=de $@
+}
+
+list_hostnames()
+{
+	ldap_search -LLL "(objectClass=dhcpHost)" cn | sed '/cn: / !d; s/cn: //'
+}
+
+boot_net()
+{
+	[ "$hostname" ] && {
+		local short_hostname=`echo $hostname | sed 's/\..*//'`
+		macaddr=`ldap_search -LLL "(cn=$short_hostname) dhcpHWAddress" | 
+			sed '/dhcpHWAddress:/ !d; s/dhcpHWAddress: ethernet *//'`
+	}
+
+	xhost +
+	do_sudo /sbin/modprobe kvm-intel
+
+	ps aux | grep -v grep | grep -q dhcpd || /etc/init.d/dhcpd start
+	ps aux | grep -v grep | grep -q nfsd || /etc/init.d/nfsserver start
+
+	# need this for net access, would be nicer if it didn't run as root
+	# -nographic
+	do_sudo -E /usr/bin/$exe  \
+		-boot n  \
+		-net tap,ifname=tap0,vlan=0,script=$tmpdir/qemu-ifup,downscript=$tmpdir/qemu-ifdown \
+		-net nic,vlan=0,model=e1000,macaddr=$macaddr \
+		"$qemu_opts"
+}
+
+boot_image()
+{
+	local boot_image="$1"
+
+	test -r "$boot_image" || {
+		echo "inaccessible boot image \"$boot_image\"" >&2
+		exit 1
+	}
+
+	xhost +
+	do_sudo -E /usr/bin/$exe  \
+		-net tap,ifname=tap0,vlan=0,script=$tmpdir/qemu-ifup,downscript=$tmpdir/qemu-ifdown \
+		-net nic,vlan=0$nic_model,macaddr=$macaddr \
+		"$qemu_opts" \
+		$boot_image
+}
+
+boot()
+{
+	local tmpdir=`mktemp -d /tmp/$myname""_XXXXXX`
+	(
+		cd $tmpdir
+		ln -s $0 qemu-ifup
+		ln -s $0 qemu-ifdown
+	)
+
+	case $1 in
+	net)
+		boot_net
+		;;
+	*)
+		boot_image "$@"
+		;;
+	esac
+
+	rm -rf $tmpdir
+}
+
+# -- here we go
+
+OPTIND=1
+while getopts lhb:o:x: flag; do
+	case $flag in
+	h)
+		usage 0;;
+	l)
+		list_hostnames
+		exit 0;;
+	b)
+		hostname="$OPTARG";;
+	x)
+		exe="$OPTARG";;
+	o)
+		qemu_opts="$OPTARG";;
+	*)
+		usage 1;;
+	esac
+done
+shift $(($OPTIND - 1))
+
+case $myname in
+*ifup*)
+	do_sudo /sbin/ifconfig $1 up
+	do_sudo $brctl addif priv0 $1
+	;;
+
+*ifdown*)
+	do_sudo $brctl delif priv0 $1
+	do_sudo /sbin/ifconfig $1 down
+	;;
+qemu.sh)
+	boot "$@"
+	;;
+qemu-netboot.sh) # legacy
+	boot "$@"
+	;;
+*)
+	echo called as unknown name $0
+	;;
+esac
+