[ubuntu-za] Connectivity issue for Ubuntu 16.04 VM under Parallels on iMac

[Anton May]

He uses Parallels which is for MAC, but same principle with networking,
bridged or natted.

Antin

On Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 10:44 Frans de waal <meesterarend at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Hylton
> What program do you use for your VM, in virtualbox I usualy use bridged
> network interfaces to get the outside network, and then virtualbox's
> internal network to ensure connection tovthe host should the other network
> be down.
>
>
> On Sat, 27 Oct 2018, 22:02 Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) <hylton at conacher.co.za>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have had a quote on this from clug-work and wonder
>>  if  it might also suit ubuntu-za?
>>
>> I currently have a local IMAP Dovecot Maildir 'server'/mailstore with
>> Postfix and Fetchmail that stores over 150k of email messages for a
>> single user in over 200 folders. Fetchmail retrieves from a Gmail
>> account who in turn retrieves from my domain email address.
>>
>> I have a GUI login to Linux, if needed, as well as a sudo password
>> which I use to keep the Ubuntu system updated ie 1. Use ssh to log
>> into server from Mac Terminal then run apt update && apt upgrade.
>>
>> I only access the mail store using Thunderbird on the Mac. In
>> Thunderbird I have created filters to sort the email into the 250+
>> folders but some of the filters sometimes do not run. To rectify this
>> I thought of moving the whole store to iCloud as the iCloud Mail app
>> apparently does server mail filtering. I decided to get the local
>> connections working first and enable the existing IMAP store I have to
>> sync with Thunderbird, before moving forward.
>>
>> My issue is that the VM refuses to connect to the same network on
>> which the Mac is located.
>>
>> I had the VM setup to use the Wifi network adapter and the Mac to use
>> the Ethernet cnx. If I unplug the Ethernet cable I can browse the net
>> with the Mac yet the VM just wont connect to the same subnet, despite
>> being DHCP.
>>
>> If the VM 'server' cannot connect to the local network or Internet, I
>> cannot send email from Thunderbird as adding the message to the Sent
>> mail store fails as the server mailstore is unavailable. I could set
>> it up to retrieve from Gmail but then that would put the VM 'server
>> and my local copy in Thunderbird in disarray, and I do not want emails
>> I send to disappear into the ether without a record of being sent.
>>
>> What I seek is a remote, or possibly onsite, support session via
>> TeamViewer or Logmein to
>> get the VM connected to the net adapter based on the Mac. This will
>> enable me to send waiting email and update local Thunderbird offline
>> store.
>>
>> Future enhancements include moving entirely to iCloud so that the mail
>> can be sorted by the server and accessed by either Thunderbird, Mac
>> Mail or iOS Mail.
>> The mailstore/server also needs updating to 18.04, without the loss
>> the current mailstore, with the configuration of Getmail and initial
>> Procmail. If I can use gvim to add recipes to the procmail file, this
>> would be great, as would a commented out recipe example, I wont have
>> to pay for iCloud Mail hosting for the 20Gb Mailstore.
>>
>> The VM is on Parallels installed on the Mac using Wifi to
>> 'communicate', Dovecot is installed on Ubuntu 16.04 VM,  Thunderbird
>> is installed on the Mac as it Mac Mail and that uses Ethernet on same
>> network. Mobile devices have WiFi cnx's and Mail installed but not
>> configured to reach mailstore.
>>
>> Please advise rate per hour for support as I am based in Tokai, Cape
>> Town on a 1Gb fibre line.
>>
>> All the work/enhancements do not need to happen in one session and
>> will be decided by your affordability/likeability and what you think
>> the number of hours required would need to be involved. You would
>> probably be my Linux go-to person and get paid a mutually agreeable
>> value per hour.
>>
>> Regards
>> Hylton
>> If you know and are confident you can help, I can be reached on
>> telephone at 0871507959 OR 0829608215 from 09h00->18h00 most days to
>> schedule a session time.
>>
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