On Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:25:09 UTC, "lux-integ" <lux-in...@btconnect.com> wrote:
> Greetings, > > I am new to this list and VirtualBox. > > I have a setup with these. > > --cpu amd64 3 cores, 8Gbytes RAM, single ethernet Interface > --Host OS; Feroda20 (linux-3.11.something), VirtualBox-4.3.8 > --Guest (for virtualBox) Fedora19 > > I am attempting to enable bidge-networking. The host sees the adapter as > p5p1 > -by using the ifconfig command. > > When I start the VM and do ifconfig I see a device called p2p1 ( not p5p1 > as > with the host ) and with a different mac-address from the host. First of all - what you see in guest, and see in host are completely different things, and have nothing to do with each other. Running a guest is like having another computer. The names are not shared in any way. What you do, when you connect a guest as bridged - is connect directly to the lan cable of the host nic. As such, it uses its own MAC address, and has to use its own IPv4 adress too. The IPv4 adress can be setup in the guest the usual ways - either DHCP or fixed - but will never be same as host. Remember - the guest is a 'different computer'. > There is no ipv4 address but an ipv6 multicast address begining with fe80::. > If I set an ipv4 ipaddress manually (by ifconfig p2p1 someIPv4adress up ); > I ( unexpectedly ) cannot ping between the host and the VM. You need to make sure IP adress is within netmask of the host, or instead setup a route to the host. Think of the guest as another computer plugged into same switch as the host. > I do not know if I need to have an ipv4-enabled-dhcp server on the host > before I start the VM ( or whatever ) to get bridge-based (ipv4) > networking > organised on fedora20 host and fedora19 guest in VirtualBox. It is up to you, you want these '2 computers' to work. Setting it up with a fixed IP/netmask and a default route - is one way, setting up the host with a dhcp server and a guest with dhcp client will give same result. Again bridged mode is like a virtual switch between the guest and the whole network; are you sure that is what you want ? -- Allan. It is better to close your mouth, and look like a fool, than to open it, and remove all doubt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
