With host interface networking in virtualbox, it will automatically assign ip to both of your host and guest.......it will be something like 10.2.2.1 and don't manually assign ip of your own.Install virtualbox guest additions in your guest to get the networking feature and shared folders work!
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:42 AM, Anu-Linux <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using 3 systems running as guests in my VB. In Networking "Attached to" > option use "Host Interface". Because that will assign a different IP for > each guest's virtual ethernet connection. And generate MAC addresses if you > feel like you need to. :-) > > HTH, > > Anuradha. > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Sivanandhan, P. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:29 AM, Shrinivasan T <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Sorry Friends. Messed with keyboard. > > > > > > here is the full question. > > > > > > ---------------------- > > > Hi, > > > > > > I want to teach networking in linux to friends. > > > > > > As I have a single machine, I Installed Virtual Box and installed > > > Ubuntu 8.10 on it. > > > > > > Host is also ubuntu, but 8.04 > > > > > > I enables the network as NAT for the virtual guest. > > > > > > I set up IP address as below > > > > > > Host : 192.168.1.1 > > > Guest : 192.168.1.2 > > > Netmask for both : 255.255.255.0 > > > > > > But cannot ping each other. > > > It shows "host not reachable" error. > > > > > > What setting I missed? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > this might help > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=346185 > > > > The original thread is outdated with VirtualBox 2.1.0 (helpful if you > > are using VirtualBox from Ubuntu repository) > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Sivanandhan, P. > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with > > "unsubscribe <password> <address>" > > in the subject or body of the message. > > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > > > > > > -- > දසුන්ප්රිය අනුරාධ. > D. AnuradhA > Step to the future with FOSS! > > My Blog : http://blog.mihikatha.net/ > සිංහළ blog සටහන්: http://anuradha-life.blogspot.com/ > My Photo Galleries : http://www.flickr.com/photos/dasun > http://picasaweb.google.com/linuxdassa > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with > "unsubscribe <password> <address>" > in the subject or body of the message. > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > > -- A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows. <-Fighting 4 Freedom->
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