Archive for September 30th, 2007

Ubuntu - Creating Host Interface Networking for VirtualBox

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Now VirtualBox 2.1 is out host interface networking is a simple affair, however you can still set it up manually by following this howto if you wish

I have had a big struggle get host interface networking going on my main PC (Edgy), on a command line server (both wired) and for my laptop at work and home (wireless). Following the VirtualBox Help file example meant a borked Nautilus and other networking things dying, plus I had no two way connectivity and a lost connection for my host machine. (more…)

Ubuntu - Installing VirtualBox on 7.04 Server edition for VRDP use

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Aim: to install a command line system, using the 7.04 server edition, and then to install Virtualbox on it, so that I can run VMs using VRDP and access them remotely using rdesktop on client machines. (more…)