On Thursday 08 April 2010 14:45:49 Joseph wrote: > On 04/08/10 13:40, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > >On 04/08/2010 07:11 AM, Joseph wrote: > >>I've activated Network adapter in VirtualBox (running Windows XP) but I > >>it is not working. It works only in NAT mode not in Bridge mode. > >>The worst part is when I enable bridge mode on second adapter the > >>keyboard lock up, so I need to reboot the box :-/ > >> > >>I've copied the VM into my other box and VirtualBox Network part is > >>working in both Bridge and NAT mode. > >>So I can not seem to understand why it is working on one box but not the > >>other. > >> > >>Does it have something to do with Promiscuous Mode? > > > >Promiscuous Mode is needed for bridging to work. This is why NAT > >mode is preferable, btw, unless you have a good reason to use > >bridging. > > How to check if network card is set/support "promiscuose" mode? > I know to set it is: > ifconfig eth0 promisc
If you run ifconfig eth0 it should show you in the details of the interface if it is running in promiscuous mode. -- Regards, Mick
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