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Hi all,

I did this with a linux host via tutorial but can't figure out how to do it with a windows host.

Basically I want to assign my virtual machine (ubuntu) with an ip of 192.168.1.150 from my network and be able to access it from anywhere in my network.

I think this deals with "tap" network interfaces but i'm not sure. I messed around with the networking options and even created a "virtualbox" network adaptor, but ubuntu never cooperates. Any ideas? Thanks!

also bonus question: for you people running seamless, is there anyway to always have the linux task bar visible, and maybe minimize the virtualbox tab on the windows taskbar to the tray?

http://opensourceexperiments.wordpress.com/
Search for the Phrase: "Network bridging: the key to make host only networking work"

A few caveats:
Heed the author's warnings
turning on promiscous mode may upset some network managers
Don't do this unless you have physical or RILOE/DRAC/ASMA/RSAII access to your console of your host (been there done that learned my lesson)

I am still toying around with network bridging. It looks promsing though!
-Bart