-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:48:47PM -0500, John wrote: > Hello. I have VirtualBox (v 4.1.14) on a Windows OS. I have downloaded an > appliance. While importing the appliance, which came in a file.ova format, > with the Appliance Import Wizard, at the beginning of the process where I am > shown the Appliance Import Settings dialogue, I see at the bottom of the > window a checkbox labelled "Reinitialize the MAC addressof all network > cards". By default it was initially unchecked, and so I chose to leave it > unchecked. What is the purpose of the feature, and when am I likely to need > it? Thanks.
The only time I see this being necessary is if you're intending to use 2 of the same appliance on the same network. I wouldn't worry about it otherwise. There are circumstances as well where reinitializing the MAC address could cause the name of the network interface to change, such as in debian/ubuntu, and that can create a headache. Greg - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) - -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail [email protected] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk+53iUACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyA8JQCaAxZMHUALMNwAoWhGjB4MC++9 +LQAnRK24mGcxHjS1MR05ajvHi54inSy =yuJY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
