[SOLVED] VirtualBox: WXP guest loses CIFS file system when real net cable unplugged
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VirtualBox: WXP guest loses CIFS file system when real net cable unplugged
Hello
Here's the setup: VirtualBox 3.0.10 on Slackware 13.0 running WXP in a virtual machine with bridged adapter on eth0, an onboard RTL8111B. Host: 192.168.1.47, guest: 192.168.1.48, both static. Host runs samba including config
Code:
[home]
comment = Home directories
writable = yes
locking = yes
path = /home
public = no
The guest mounts "home" as D:. Has been working for a long time.
Here's the issue: when the real network cable is unplugged, D: is no longer connected.
Thoughts: is this normal? Do packets normally go out to the switch and come back when the host puts the NIC in promiscuous mode?
Best
Charles
Last edited by catkin; 02-10-2010 at 07:30 AM.
Reason: Comatose comma
This sounds right to me. When the cable is unplugged, the interface
goes down, so no traffic can go through it. I know there is a "host
only" networking option, although I can't remember what it is called.
You could set up a host only interface to connect between guest and
host, and it would work even when the network cable is unplugged.
I have several virtual machines that have two interfaces, one bridged
to the host adapter and the other host-only. That assures me that
the guest and host can connect no matter what else is going on with
the network.
I have several virtual machines that have two interfaces, one bridged
to the host adapter and the other host-only. That assures me that
the guest and host can connect no matter what else is going on with
the network.
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