Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:22:41 -0600 From: Rance Hall <ranceh@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Networking problem running inside Virtualbox Message-ID: <AANLkTi=cMDri%2B7-WR0AxbPo0E22TShuqDR4vSscihLO6@mail.gmail.com>
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I'm trying to track down a problem that seems to have been introduced after FreeBSD 8.0. I'm trying to install FreeBSD inside a virtualbox guest whose host is a Win7 64bit box running Vbox 4.0.2 PC-BSD based on FreeBSD 8.0 works fine. But FreeBSD 8.1 does not. Here is what "does not work" means in my case. Depending on the specific network adapter emulated in Vbox for FreeBSD I get the following: PC-Net II (works) PC-Net III (no dhcp address setup) Intel Pro/1000 MT Desktop (dhcp works, but network stack somehow does not. No network connectivity after dhcp assignment.) Intel Pro/1000 T Server (same as MT Desktop) Intel Pro/1000 MT Server (same as MT Desktop) I posted this question on the virutalbox mailing list and got a reply from someone else who is tracking the same issue I am, but neither of us have an answer. Because FreeBSD 8.0 works no matter what ethernet card is simulated and because PC-Net II still does work in 8.1, I suspect that FreeBSD is the culprit, but I can't prove it. All my other OSes work fine its just FreeBSD that gives me fits. I'm willing to make this problem report better, but I don't really understand how to debug this in the vm container. What information would be helpful? Rance
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