Hi
What I'd like to do is to be able to create a host only network so that instead of having a static ip address, it would have a dhcp client and get its address and some routes from a (virtual) router running as a virtualbox guest.
That would be kinda useful.
//Rinne
Host only network as DHCP client
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Re: Host only network as DHCP client
You mean like the host only feature already does? You don't need a second VM to be a DHCP server, the VirtualBox host process already does it.
Not a "Using VirtualBox" subject. Moved to "Suggestions".
Not a "Using VirtualBox" subject. Moved to "Suggestions".
Re: Host only network as DHCP client
Of course I know that VirtualBox itself can serve addresses via DHCP to host only network. This is of course the basic case. But this is not what I mean.
What I want is to create a host only network that VirtualBox itself doesn't set address at all but instead there is a DHCP client running in a host machine and once there is a guest machine that starts serving DHCP in that net, the host machine (and other guests possibly connected to the same net) would get an IP and possibly some routes that could be reached via that net.
One such guest might be a RouterOS cloud hosted router that would open some VPN connections and then offer some routes through those VPNs for the host machine and other guests.
What I want is to create a host only network that VirtualBox itself doesn't set address at all but instead there is a DHCP client running in a host machine and once there is a guest machine that starts serving DHCP in that net, the host machine (and other guests possibly connected to the same net) would get an IP and possibly some routes that could be reached via that net.
One such guest might be a RouterOS cloud hosted router that would open some VPN connections and then offer some routes through those VPNs for the host machine and other guests.