From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 20 02:07:24 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CDE681D for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:07:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gull@gull.us) Received: from mail-qa0-f54.google.com (mail-qa0-f54.google.com [209.85.216.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA9618FC17 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:07:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qa0-f54.google.com with SMTP id g24so551848qab.13 for ; Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:07:22 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=zxS+e/PeQ+uZvsRunJ2IXChgKtjjzi3ijLjcs/GOc/E=; b=Q5UiC9ulKyL1cmJWJBcynZfK/VXT5v0zcq4DDd1MfQpJrJoE81dsecLoAssWXbkz5e cHQ5TiI7IcSYJ4WM46KXJrDsbyOG7NeaxXSo/n5RNc8cs6HuReDgckU6Ap57ehWgzjeG iD6doGIqlZ4yp4mURfjI3HAgXC5A7mhncpE7ge7chce+4KprpSSYxwpjs7o6zqb0coM7 s0QG5AvQlNk2Jz1AjEun/+ICcar/Syh2VIew3x8ECbthEwKY31qzYnZroQxzV//sVzqv OEJlJUNXUgDk82JYCVBz+NaQuch4usBwFTh9f/RKomqT0pJMzSGokpR0UO5Xrh+hSPvH 5gxw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.49.29.199 with SMTP id m7mr15679144qeh.41.1353377242812; Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:07:22 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.49.74.98 with HTTP; Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:07:22 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [128.95.17.211] In-Reply-To: <20121119175513.2d57eb5b@papi> References: <50A65471.7050706@a1poweruser.com> <20121116121408.71d86341@papi> <50A65F76.2060009@a1poweruser.com> <20121116130302.37a87580@papi> <50A6AD92.2000904@a1poweruser.com> <50a7547f.pE0dkKlRM7DyQvw3%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <20121117103708.1cb34db4@papi> <50A8E7AA.6090906@a1poweruser.com> <20121118140801.GA51290@ozzmosis.com> <50A98660.9070709@a1poweruser.com> <20121119175513.2d57eb5b@papi> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:07:22 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host From: David Brodbeck To: Mario Lobo X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmTOg3OLVnJGufGKujoI6jIhAhw18RFyrfTwf1gspU0UobocehGlttHQKcVxQSG3np6MUf3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:07:24 -0000 On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Mario Lobo wrote: > On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:07:44 -0500 > Fbsd8 wrote: > > Snip ... > > > So how can I run rpd on the freebsd host running the virtualbox > > server system so I can access the configured vm? I this > > configuration even possible? > > > > I'll give it one last shot. > > CREATE/RUNNING <> ACCESSING ! > > > CREATE/RUN guests needs X11 ? NO ! > Right. It's *much* easier if you can X forward the GUI, but you can certainly configure everything you need with VBoxManage. Figuring out how to use it is a little tricky, because it's not particularly well documented, but it does work. > > ACCESSING guests needs X11 ? Depends on the guest. > > a) Guest = Consele head OS (FBSD, Lunux, etc..) => No need for > x11/graphics on the local host or any other remote accessing host. > > b) Guest = Graphic head OS (windose, any *NIX w/ a graphic interface, > Macs, etc..) => Yes, You will need x11 or some form of graphic > interface running on the local host or any other remote accessing host. > VirtualBox supports using VNC or RDP to see the guest's interface. I've used that feature to run Windows installs on headless servers. (I guess an OS that can run a VNC client counts as a "graphic interface," though.)