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 Posted: Mar 17, 2008 - 02:10 PM
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muchan,
This is my current file
# The loopback network interface
auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
Do I just cut and past your example in? |
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Posted: Mar 17, 2008 - 06:59 PM
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first backup...
# cp /etc/network/interfaces /etc/network/interfaces.orig
(make sure that the packages are installed before it, otherwise you'll get error at restarting network)
two lines of lo remains there.
from iface tth0, (lastline) on
put my example (without lo) for dhcp, and ajust to your username.
If it doesn't work, rename it (mv), and copy the backup file back to interfaces. |
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Posted: Mar 17, 2008 - 09:04 PM
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After a couple of attempts, I gave up... Maybe I'm dense  I still say that VMWare bridged is much easier to use, unless I know
the parameters I'm trying to feed interfaces. I was hoping that since I posted my current interfaces file, someone would give me
the file (with the bridged info) back. Am I lazy? Maybe. But I just want bridge networking. I find menu options easier than editing
interfaces;)
Still open for suggestions. |
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Posted: Mar 17, 2008 - 11:13 PM
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When things doesn't work as you wished, you need to tell exactly what you did,
and how it didn't work. Maybe I forgot something. maybe one thing is still missing.
I'll soon install sidux on another PC and set virtualbox with bridge, so, I'll try step by step
manner, and tell you if something was missing in my early post. |
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Posted: Mar 18, 2008 - 01:37 AM
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| I'll give another try when I'm back at the office... |
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Posted: Mar 18, 2008 - 03:58 PM
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# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto tap1
iface tap1 inet manual
#<--- change here to username who runs vbox (without < >!)
tunctl_user <userid>
auto br0
iface br0 inet dhcp
post-up chmod 0666 /dev/net/tun
bridge-ports eth0 tap1
bridge-ageing 7200 #<-- timeout setting for 2 hours
bridge-fd 0
Seems to work...
Thanks |
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Posted: Mar 18, 2008 - 11:40 PM
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auto lo eth0 <--- declares two in one line? I didn't know this syntax
iface eth0 inet dhcp <-- i think it isn't good.... you make eth0 a bridge-port from br0 for host. so br0 is dhcp client, not eth0 (but if it works, then ok...) |
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Posted: Mar 19, 2008 - 01:48 AM
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# The loopback network interface
auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
Was what was already there. |
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Posted: Mar 19, 2008 - 12:40 PM
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hmmmm, you add br0 as the dhcp client instead of eth0 without bridge.
eth0 get internal address, not exposed to outside world, and
vbox guest OS is connected to that br0 via tap.
That is my understanding about bridge. (Correct me if I'm wrong!)
So, when you configuer to use bridge, IMHO, the eth0 should not be dhcp client. |
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Posted: Mar 19, 2008 - 01:56 PM
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Like I said,
# The loopback network interface
auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
Was already there (I didn't modify it).
I added your stuff.
...And like I said, VB is still rough around the edges for creating bridges. VMWare is a menu option or a button. |
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Posted: Mar 19, 2008 - 11:09 PM
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It\s cpmpletely a miscommunication.
If bridge is there or not is not Vbox problem, but network interfaces problem.
So if it works, it's OK, but if Vbox doesn't work with bridge, it's not vbox's problem, but your config is wrong.
And I'm saying eth0 should not be dhcp client IF you are to use bridge.
It's dhcp client without bridge, but br0 is the dhcp client in my stuff.
(that is, MY stuff is not only br0 setting, but eth0 setting included.)
So, if it works, leave it. but if it doesn't work, it's because you didn't do "my struff" as I said.
In other word,
Change the eth0 line!
that's what I've been saying in these post. |
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Posted: Mar 20, 2008 - 12:00 AM
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OK, you see what I have... can you modify it (and post it back) as you think it should be an I'll give it a try.
I didn't say VBox was the problem, I said VMWare was much easier to set up bridged.
It's a menu option. |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 11:24 PM
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First two corrections, I wrote some messages ago;
Quote:
1) apt-get install uml-utils bridge-util
but the actual name of packages were: uml-utilities bridge-utils
so i wrote both wrong,
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I just installed these packages on another pc, so I wirte what I did,
1) as root
Code:
apt-get update
apt-get install uml-utilities bridge-utils
2) as root
Code:
vim /etc/network/interfaces
and edited to be:
Code:
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
#auto eth0
#iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet manual
auto tap0
iface tap0 inet manual
tunctl_user muchan
auto br0
iface br0 inet dhcp
post-up chmod 0666 /dev/net/tun
bridge-ports eth0 tap0
bridge-aging 7200
bridge-fd 0
3) as root
Code:
/etc/init.d/networking restart
4) start virtualbox-ose
a) chose the guest vm, and click the "Network" in details tab.
b) in the "Adapter 0" tab, check that the "Enable Natwork Adapter" checkbox is checked
c) drop down the "attached to" and chose "Host Interface"
d) in the below, "Host Interface setting" "Interface name" type
Code:
tap0
e) press OK
Then start the guest vm.
additional to check that the bridge is working.
1) in host's console, "ifconfig" and check the IP address of br0
2) in guest's console, "ping <host_br0_IP_address>" and see that you get replies. Ctrl+C to stop
3) in guest's console, "ifconfig" and check the IP address of eth0
4) in host's console, "ping <guest_eth0_IP_address>" and see that you get replies. Ctrl+C to stop
In my home network, the first DHCP and second DHCP address is always same, so
i put both on the host and guest's /etc/hosts and i can call them by name both way.
ssh or sshfs also works so the file system is transparent even without using shared directries.
That's all folks! |
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Posted: Mar 26, 2008 - 03:28 AM
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Can't wait to give it a try....
Thanks for the info (again) |
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Posted: Apr 27, 2008 - 02:10 AM
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Although I use virtualbox and generally it works well for me, I still find usb hit and miss, sometimes it works and others it doesn't.
I haven't tried vmware for a while and I can't remember how that went for usb.
Is usb support and shared folders in vmware up to much these days and is it worth switching?
Also, does the latest vmware in debian have the new unity seamless windows mode? |
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