Not related to VB itself but I have managed to get a VMware image working in VBox now but I can't seem to change the IP address. I've added a line to the /etc/hosts file to change it from the current 174.x.x.x address to one within my own network but it won't change it? I use Unix everyday (Solaris) and I thought this would work!
Any good forums recommended? Or does anyone know the answer?
Debian image IP?
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Sasquatch
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You should read your distro's documentation. IP addresses aren't stored in /etc/hosts, it's stored in /etc/network/interfaces. The hosts file is only used to access specific machines that do not have a DNS entry available. As you don't give any information about the network setup for the Guest, we can't help you. Please provide that.
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Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
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