My virtualbox in mode bridge no get IP on linux

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roggy
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My virtualbox in mode bridge no get IP on linux

Post by roggy »

Hi,

i have virtualbox im my pc with the distribution ubuntu 9.04.
I virtualize windows and ubuntu server. The windows takes the ip from dhcp, but ubuntu server no.
Whats the problem with ubuntu server?
Observation: the two are bridge mode
Sasquatch
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Re: My virtualbox in mode bridge no get IP on linux

Post by Sasquatch »

What IP does your Host have, does your Windows Guest get and what happens if you run dhclient on the Linux Guest? What are the network settings for the Linux Guest? Are you sure that it's requesting an IP from DHCP?
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