I'm a big fan of Virtualbox. This is the platform that I've done all of my VM learning on so far. I have several VM types that use upwards of 8 to 10 network interfaces. Currently I configure the NIC's (higher than 4) using the command line interface. Can we add an options or just allow up to X number of interfaces (more than 4, say 10 or 12) on the Network settings tab of the VM? There appears to be room in the Network settings display for a tab for each interface.
thanks again for a great product.
Ken
Can we get more than 4 tabs in the "Network" settings
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Re: Can we get more than 4 tabs in the "Network" settings
Moving to "Suggestions" from "Windows Hosts", for obvious reasons. 
How many people do you see benefiting from such an addition? I've heard only one or two (yourself included) that have asked for more than 4 NICs.
What are you doing that requires 8 or more NICs? And what kind of a connection? Bridged, HostOnly, Internal, NAT, NATservice, etc?
How many people do you see benefiting from such an addition? I've heard only one or two (yourself included) that have asked for more than 4 NICs.
What are you doing that requires 8 or more NICs? And what kind of a connection? Bridged, HostOnly, Internal, NAT, NATservice, etc?
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Re: Can we get more than 4 tabs in the "Network" settings
Some time ago there already was an answer from the developers that they want to keep the GUI simple. So everyone wanting to use "extended/advanced" features needs to use the CLI.
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Re: Can we get more than 4 tabs in the "Network" settings
If one is running, say, a virtual router, they might need to bridge multiple physical and virtual interfaces, maybe coming from other physical machines via a generic driver (tunnel). I find myself using more than 4 NICs in a few instances. Forcing users to the command line is a bit cumbersome.
I figure that it would be a fairly straightforward matter of changing a parameter or so. The layout could "wrap" every, say, 8 NICs ("adapters" in the GUI).
At very least, I would not mind if the GUI presented up to 8 NICs/adapters. I think that would be enough to satiate my own needs. A simple increase to 8 should not require major re-engineering of the network section of the GUI, or any substantial increase in runtime resources.
But if I am wrong about this, I am certain that a dev or fellow user familiar with the internal workings of virtualbox will be more than happy to explain why politely and patiently, without condescension. I am not insisting on this; I am only trying to make a small suggestion.
Sorry for the necroposting/thread-hijacking, but it really is the same issue I am inquiring about.
I figure that it would be a fairly straightforward matter of changing a parameter or so. The layout could "wrap" every, say, 8 NICs ("adapters" in the GUI).
At very least, I would not mind if the GUI presented up to 8 NICs/adapters. I think that would be enough to satiate my own needs. A simple increase to 8 should not require major re-engineering of the network section of the GUI, or any substantial increase in runtime resources.
But if I am wrong about this, I am certain that a dev or fellow user familiar with the internal workings of virtualbox will be more than happy to explain why politely and patiently, without condescension. I am not insisting on this; I am only trying to make a small suggestion.
Sorry for the necroposting/thread-hijacking, but it really is the same issue I am inquiring about.
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Re: Can we get more than 4 tabs in the "Network" settings
I see that the most recent upgrade (7.2.0) has fixed functionality for single-sided floppies. We can be sure that thousands of users will benefit greatly from this improvement. Can we do the same for the number of tabs in the Network settings?