Comments on: How To: Make VirtualBox Use Your Router’s DHCP to get an IP Address in Linux http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux A number-pimping side project from the valleys in *NEW* upside-down flavour. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: r3dux http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/#comment-7027 r3dux Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:16:51 +0000 http://r3dux.org/?p=868#comment-7027 Just like you set it... Turn off the virtual machine and change the virtual machine's network adapter back from "Bridged Adapter" to "NAT" (see screenshot at top of article). Just like you set it… Turn off the virtual machine and change the virtual machine’s network adapter back from “Bridged Adapter” to “NAT” (see screenshot at top of article).

]]> By: sidd http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/#comment-7026 sidd Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:39:43 +0000 http://r3dux.org/?p=868#comment-7026 How do reset the settings? How do reset the settings?

]]> By: sidd http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/#comment-7024 sidd Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:56:51 +0000 http://r3dux.org/?p=868#comment-7024 I did get a DHCP address but could not connect to the internet. I did get a DHCP address but could not connect to the internet.

]]> By: bmnds http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/#comment-6542 bmnds Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:32:11 +0000 http://r3dux.org/?p=868#comment-6542 Using VirtualBox 4.0 on Windows7 with Ubuntu 10.10, I just needed to change Bridge Mode. Didn't need to run any commands. After pressing OK Ubuntu recognized a change in the network and automatically updated everything, including getting an IP from the DHCP. Now I can seemlessly continue using Windows7 for my daily stuff and also set up a Web Server in Ubuntu, which is easier to handle. Big thanks for the tutorial, even though I didn't follow it, it pointed me to the right direction. Using VirtualBox 4.0 on Windows7 with Ubuntu 10.10, I just needed to change Bridge Mode.
Didn’t need to run any commands. After pressing OK Ubuntu recognized a change in the network and automatically updated everything, including getting an IP from the DHCP.

Now I can seemlessly continue using Windows7 for my daily stuff and also set up a Web Server in Ubuntu, which is easier to handle.

Big thanks for the tutorial, even though I didn’t follow it, it pointed me to the right direction.

]]> By: khalsa http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/#comment-6387 khalsa Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:51:59 +0000 http://r3dux.org/?p=868#comment-6387 Thanks Mike and r3dux for putting this together. Using VirtualBox 4.0 on HostOS Windows 7, I installed GuestOS: Ubuntu 10 and am able to access apps on ubuntu from my home network. Thanks Mike and r3dux for putting this together. Using VirtualBox 4.0 on HostOS Windows 7, I installed GuestOS: Ubuntu 10 and am able to access apps on ubuntu from my home network.

]]> By: Larry http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/#comment-6157 Larry Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:22:55 +0000 http://r3dux.org/?p=868#comment-6157 I waswable to get my Window7 host to work with a Ubuntu guest OS using this procedure. Thanks for the knowledge. I waswable to get my Window7 host to work with a Ubuntu guest OS using this procedure.

Thanks for the knowledge.

]]> By: Todd http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/#comment-6116 Todd Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:58:42 +0000 http://r3dux.org/?p=868#comment-6116 For fedora core users, you can get bcrelay by installing pptpd and here is a good resource: http://poptop.sourceforge.net/dox/redhat-howto.phtml For fedora core users, you can get bcrelay by installing pptpd and here is a good resource: http://poptop.sourceforge.net/dox/redhat-howto.phtml

]]> By: Robert http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/#comment-3466 Robert Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:49:51 +0000 http://r3dux.org/?p=868#comment-3466 How would I do this with a Windows XP host and a Linux guest? Or Solaris guest. I have no problem with the NAT option, but whenever I select Bridged, Internal, or host-only, the names come back as "Not Selected" with no drop down options. In VMware, it created virtual adapters to get around this problem but no obvious solution with Windows XP. Can anyone assist? Thanks... Robert How would I do this with a Windows XP host and a Linux guest? Or Solaris guest. I have no problem with the NAT option, but whenever I select Bridged, Internal, or host-only, the names come back as “Not Selected” with no drop down options. In VMware, it created virtual adapters to get around this problem but no obvious solution with Windows XP.

Can anyone assist? Thanks…

Robert

]]> By: r3dux http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/#comment-3170 r3dux Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:53:39 +0000 http://r3dux.org/?p=868#comment-3170 Hi Mike! Tried out your method, and not only is it much simpler but it works <i>flawlessly</i> - XBox 360 Deployment and everything - first time. Have updated the post to point our your method as a better way of going about VirtualBox DHCP. Thanks for the info - much appreciated! Hi Mike!

Tried out your method, and not only is it much simpler but it works flawlessly – XBox 360 Deployment and everything – first time.

Have updated the post to point our your method as a better way of going about VirtualBox DHCP.

Thanks for the info – much appreciated!

]]> By: Mike http://r3dux.org/2009/09/how-to-make-virtualbox-use-your-routers-dhcp-to-get-an-ip-address-in-linux/#comment-3131 Mike Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:17:25 +0000 http://r3dux.org/?p=868#comment-3131 I also had this same problem. When using NAT I was unable to browse the other Windows systems on my home network, access my networked printers, etc. But instead of doing what you are proposing I simply use the "Bridge" mode of network device. If you then click on the little gear to the right of the drop-down menu for "Attached to:" you can also specify a specific MAC address. I set this so that each VM has a unique MAC address and I then configure my firewall router to assign it a specific IP address. Using specific IP addresses allows me to have a hosts file that lists all possible host addresses for the various *nix systems, or in a NIS/DNS/Whatever database. I run VirtualBox on top of Solaris. I have not tried it on top of Linux, as my versions of Linux run inside of Virtual Box VMs. I just wanted to mention this in case it is also an option when running VB on Linux systems. It could save you a lot of trouble. I also had this same problem. When using NAT I was unable to browse the other Windows systems on my home network, access my networked printers, etc.

But instead of doing what you are proposing I simply use the “Bridge” mode of network device. If you then click on the little gear to the right of the drop-down menu for “Attached to:” you can also specify a specific MAC address. I set this so that each VM has a unique MAC address and I then configure my firewall router to assign it a specific IP address.

Using specific IP addresses allows me to have a hosts file that lists all possible host addresses for the various *nix systems, or in a NIS/DNS/Whatever database.

I run VirtualBox on top of Solaris. I have not tried it on top of Linux, as my versions of Linux run inside of Virtual Box VMs. I just wanted to mention this in case it is also an option when running VB on Linux systems. It could save you a lot of trouble.

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