VirtualBox

[Dom Latter]

Ian Spray wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 06:39:45PM +0200, Dom Latter wrote:
>> So does a new interface appear in "ifconfig -a"???
>>
> Inside the VM ?  Yes, it should.  If you look at the output of the dmesg 
> after booting and logging into your VM then you should see the type of 
> network card you selected in the VB config scroll past at some point.
> 
> If you have no interfaces, do check that the card type chosen in the VB 
> network selection screen (I use the GUI for this bit) matches a 
> supported driver in the O/S you want to run in the VM.  That's the main 
> reason I choose the Intel Pro emulation, not because I think I can get 
> Gigabit performance via a VM ;)

Good points.

The virtual card should work, as it does in NAT mode.  But could be 
worth trying a different one.

And if I make it bridged but attach it to the vboxnet0 interface
(which is meant for internal only, or something) it also manages
to pick up an address from DHCP.