How to setup a VM to use a static IP number
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How to setup a VM to use a static IP number
I'm looking for directions on how to setup a VM to use a static IP number for VirtualBox 6.1 on Win 10. I set up my 1st CentOS 8 VM using the Bridged adapter mode and all is well until I go on the road. So how do I configure a VM to use a static IP number? I've read thru Chapter 6 Virtual Networking but networking is not/was never in my wheelhouse. I found a couple of refernces on the web to make this happen, but they're somewhat dated and didn't work. Thanks.
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Re: How to setup a VM to use a static IP number
Static IP addresses are always set in the OS, physical or virtual. Virtualbox will not control a Bridged VM's IP address.
See Virtualbox Networks: In Pictures
Web-search how to set the static IP address inside CentOS. for the adapter Virtualbox provides the OS. Be aware that a static IP matching one LAN may later have to be changed or set back to DHCP on another LAN or Virtualbox network type.
See Virtualbox Networks: In Pictures
Web-search how to set the static IP address inside CentOS. for the adapter Virtualbox provides the OS. Be aware that a static IP matching one LAN may later have to be changed or set back to DHCP on another LAN or Virtualbox network type.
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Re: How to setup a VM to use a static IP number
You set a static IP in a vm in exactly the same way as you do in a physical PC. I wouldn't bother trying, because it will not solve your problem.
When you use bridged mode, the vm gets its network config (including the IP address) from the DHCP server on the LAN. When you are "on the road", you are no longer connected to that LAN, so that will fail (unless you are connected to a LAN with a DHCP server). If you are not on your LAN and the host is connecting directly to the Internet you will need to use NAT, not bridged, in the vm.
When you use bridged mode, the vm gets its network config (including the IP address) from the DHCP server on the LAN. When you are "on the road", you are no longer connected to that LAN, so that will fail (unless you are connected to a LAN with a DHCP server). If you are not on your LAN and the host is connecting directly to the Internet you will need to use NAT, not bridged, in the vm.
Bill