Virtual Box or Ubuntu?

[Nils Kassube]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Nils Kassube wrote:
> > IMHO it isn't important to use a specific IP address for NAT inside
> > the VM. If the VM should be visible to the outside world or if you
> > really care about the IP address, use bridge mode (Hostinterface)
> > instead of NAT.
> > The
> > setup is a bit more tricky but you can use any IP address you want.
>
> That's the understatement of the year.  I thought I understood
> networking at the expert level - but I'll be damned if I can get a
> usable network using bridge mode.

OK, a little understatement, that's true. It was a project for an entire 
afternoon. But I didn't find it that difficult to do after reading the 
appropriate chapter of the Virtualbox manual. And I'm not a network 
expert - had not even done anything with a network bridge before.


Nils