startup error coz of the network

hayzam · Post by **hayzam** » 12. Sep 2008, 18:58

i have a fedora 9 host and guest winXP ...

i want the windows network connection to connect to the outside network using the same properties of the eth0 .. ( same ip , same mask) .

so i defined a TAP interface (tap0 ) and a bridge (br0) an chose from the setting of the virtualbox the host interface and put the host intefrace settings (name , startup script and , shutdown script)

and i have that error

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Failed to initialize Host Interface Networking.
VBox status code: -3100 (VERR_HOSTIF_INIT_FAILED).


Result Code: 
0x80004005
Component: 
Console
Interface: 
IConsole {d5a1cbda-f5d7-4824-9afe-d640c94c7dcf}

any ideas ?

Post by **dmcgraw** » 12. Sep 2008, 20:05

I have bridged networking set up on an Ubuntu 8.04 host and an XP guest and everything works fine, but I have assigned different static IP addresses to them.

As far as I know, it is not possible to have both of them using the same IP address.

Dave

hayzam · Post by **hayzam** » 12. Sep 2008, 20:24

ok , why dont you tell me the configuration you are doing ..

may be i am having a mistake

Post by **dmcgraw** » 12. Sep 2008, 20:37

It would probably be easier if you told us your settings.

Post by **Sasquatch** » 12. Sep 2008, 21:14

See the Manual and VirtualBox FAQ for how to set up a proper bridge.