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Subject: Re: Network problem with bridge and virtualbox
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:56:55 +0200
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Le 29/09/2011 14:49, William Thompson a =E9crit :
> Please keep me in the CC as I am not subscribed.
>
> I'm using a 64-bit kernel 3.0.0 and virtualbox 4.1.2.
>
> My problem is that I cannot ping the host from a virtual machine.
>
> My bridge is configured as follows:
> # brctl addbr br0
> # brctl setfd br0 0
> # brctl stp br0 off
> # ifconfig br0 10.2.3.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
>
> In the virtual machine, it is set to use br0 as it's interface (bridg=
e mode)
> and it's IP is 10.2.3.10.

Why do you use bridge with VirtualBox?

VirtualBox provide several network modes, which remove the need for bri=
dge on the host.

One of Bridged Network mode (using eth0), Internal Networking mode or H=
ost-only Networking mode may=20
suit your need well, without having to use a bridge.

	Nicolas.