From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 10 03:32:42 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AD19106564A for ; Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:32:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from weihang@vt.edu) Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu (lennier.cc.vt.edu [198.82.162.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2958A8FC1A for ; Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:32:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from steiner.cc.vt.edu (steiner.cc.vt.edu [198.82.163.51]) by lennier.cc.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oBA3WA59007827; Thu, 9 Dec 2010 22:32:10 -0500 Received: from auth3.smtp.vt.edu (EHLO auth3.smtp.vt.edu) ([198.82.161.152]) by steiner.cc.vt.edu (MOS 4.2.2-FCS FastPath queued) with ESMTP id MOM88865; Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:32:10 -0500 (EST) Received: from [172.16.1.105] (green.cs.vt.edu [128.173.236.72]) (authenticated bits=0) by auth3.smtp.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oBA3W4GF012928 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Thu, 9 Dec 2010 22:32:04 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Weihang Wang In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 22:32:04 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <4CF87854.1030103@mgwigglesworth.net> <1291368354.2905.19.camel@SHR-42-002> <9B3337B8-3F20-4369-A637-207DEE43A143@vt.edu> To: Adam Vande More X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) X-Mirapoint-Received-SPF: 198.82.161.152 auth3.smtp.vt.edu weihang@vt.edu 2 pass X-Mirapoint-IP-Reputation: reputation=neutral-1, source=Fixed, refid=n/a, actions=MAILHURDLE SPF TAG X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=steiner.cc.vt.edu X-Junkmail-Signature-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A020203.4D019F3A.0156,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=0.0.0.0, so=2010-07-22 22:03:31, dmn=2009-09-10 00:05:08, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false Cc: Timm Wimmers , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Virtualbox: No network access X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:32:42 -0000 On Dec 9, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Adam Vande More wrote: > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Weihang Wang wrote: >=20 >> I do not configure a DHCP server. When my FreeBSD 6.0 is booting, = there are >> several DHCPDISCOVERY messages, finally it shows no DHCPOFFER = received. Do I >> need to configure a DHCP server myself? If I need a DHCP server? >=20 >=20 > Bridged networking makes the guest behave like another physical = installation > with respect to networking. If your network doesn't have a DHCP = server then > for DHCP to work one is required. You don't need DHCP for networking > however, you could simply assign static addresses. >=20 >=20 >> Where it should be? Now I only have one test machine, Ubuntu as the = host >> OS, two VMs (both are FreeBSD 6.0) on this machine. I want this two = VMs >> communicate with each other. >>=20 >=20 > Why are you using such an old version of FreeBSD? >=20 > Just go back to the DHCP stuff, when I use NAT mode, the guest OS = FreeBSD >> 6.0 could get DHCPOFFER successfully. Who is the DHCP server then? >>=20 >=20 > In NAT mode, VirtualBox provides it's internal DHCP server. >=20 > When running dhclien em0, the results are similar to the DHCPDISCOVER >> results during booting. No DHCPOFFERS received. >>=20 >=20 >=20 Hi, I have to use FreeBSD 6.0 because the network stack I will test is only = based on 6.0. BTW, I am using internal networking mode now, these two = VMs could communicate with each other now. This mode seems could satisfy = my needs, because my VMs only need to communicate with each other, not = with the outside world. Thank you so much for help. Best, W.W.