In a previous post I wrote about using a TAP interface to be able to SSH into linux guests from the host [https://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2009/04/08/virtualbox-access-guests-via-a-virtual-interface/] . Since then changes in the newer versions of VirtualBox have seen the addition of a virtual interface on the…
Note: I'm using VirtualBox 2.1.4 PUEL edition. With other versions YMMV. See comments for more info. Note: If you're using VBox 3.x then Howto: SSH into VirtualBox 3 Linux Guests [https://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2010/02/08/howto-ssh-into-virtualbox-3-linux-guests/] is more up to…
After cloning a vmware image to copy to my local machine I had an issue with eth0 not coming up on an Ubuntu VM. After a bit of googling I found a solution that required editing /etc/ftab to remove an incorrect generated mac address. Hardy Heron doesn't…