Can I disable DHCP on NAT Network and still get to the internet?

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cjeddie
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Can I disable DHCP on NAT Network and still get to the internet?

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Hi, I'm using the latest version of Virtualbox. I want to use fuel for OpenStack, as part of the basic install it requires it use its own DHCP to enable PXE booting Nodes that it then provsions / deploys to. I have a network CIDR set on the NAT Network of 10.0.2.0/24 but DHCP disabled on the Nat Network config. If I route traffic through the OpenStack DHCP to use 10.0.2.1 as gateway should I still be able to initiate outbound connections to the web? (assuming I have an internet connection).

The issue I currently have is this doesn't seem to work as the provisions / deploys of nodes fails at a NTP sync step.
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Re: Can I disable DHCP on NAT Network and still get to the internet?

Post by mpack »

No, I would not expect NAT to work in that scenario.

"Bridged" is more likely to work. There is no DHCP provided in bridged mode, unless the network is connected to a router which provides one.
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