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How to get global ip for virtualbox guest os
I'm trying to setup ubuntu server in virtualbox.
Host is Windows 7 x64
Guest is Ubuntu 11.10 x64
All I want to do is, to make this server accessible from internet. How can I do it? Please help.
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Setting up a web server on a virtual machine viewable from the host and all other vms running on the host
I have set up an Apache web server on a windows 7 ultimate VM guest machine. This machine also has all the software I need to develop server-side scripts (aptana, VS 2008 etc)
The VM is bridged with ...
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kvm, can't access guest from outside host
following ubuntu guide on kvm, I've a test server up and running at this ip address 192.168.0.210 (netmask 255.255.255.0).
The virtual machine (same as host ubuntu 11 server) use dhcp but has a ...
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VirtualBox - Public Static IP for a Debian Guest on a Dedicated Server
Goal:
I want to run a Debian-squeeze-Guest in VirtualBox and give the guest it's own public static ip.
I found tons of threads about this topic, but all in all I'm now trying for 10 hours (reading the ...
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KVM Guest installed from console. But how to get to the guest's console?
I'm trying to install a fully virtualized guest (Fedora 14 x86_64) on KVM (RHEL 6), using command-line only (both hypervisor and guest). It goes without errors, and without a tangible result . I'd ...
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How do I access a website hosted on a Virtualbox guest OS from host OS
I have Windows XP, in which I have installed a Windows Server 2003 VM on Virtualbox.
I have hosted my website in the guest server with IIS.
I am able to access that site by using following link in ...
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Why does this login fail for user 'Servername\Guest'?
I install SQL Server 2005 EXPRESS edition on one computer, Computer Name = 'MyServe' and Database name='MyDB',take it as database server. it is configured as both Database and Windows Authentication ...
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ISA Server 2006 SP1 :: Allow unauthenticated users (non domain users) access to external (internet)
Now that we have applied an internal to external rule blocking all users access to the internet, other than those users in a whitelist, we have the obvious issue of non authenticated users, not on our ...
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Xen: How to install bootloader for domU (guest os)?
I tried to install with "grub-install" grub for guest os (which is debian) from host (centos). Tried with chroot, tried with deboostrap, tried with netinstaller. Centos is running on two raid ...
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How do I set up a wireless guest network
I have 2 wireless routers and a wired router. I need to have a secured wireless network (i have up and running) and i would like a wireless network for customers to use and not see our internal ...
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hyper v guest windows 2008 SP2 unreachable from intranet
I have got strange problem with windows 2008 guest. Network for this host is configured as external. I am able to ping FROM this host and I am unable to ping to THIS host. When I am resetting ...
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Why is allowing the guest account network access considered insecure?
I was recently interested in allowing the guest account network access as related to a research project I was doing.
This was on a Windows Server OS.
The outcry was amazing....people freaking out ...
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KVM: Can one have a graphical OS as the guess OS running on a host OS such as Ubuntu Server?
Perhaps this is a foolish question, but searching for answers proved fruitless as so many of the search terms come up in this domain anyway, but here goes:
Is it possible to have a graphical OS (e.g. ...
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Can anyone explain how does guest Customization on ESX work?
I'm using the vsphere perl sdk for this task.
I'm cloning a new VM (Linux and Windows) from an existing image and all I'm interested in is changing the IP address of the new clones. In case of ...
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logon as a guest
I have a Windows Server 2003 and when trying to access one of my many computers on the network, one tells me I have to logon and it says guest then asks for a password. I know there is a way to get ...
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Determining the name of the VMware host of a VM guest - from the guest
Is it possible to determine the name of the VMware host (ESX or ESXi) that my guest resides in, from within the guest itself?
I would expect this to be possible via VMware Tools, but am not sure ...
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How to grant temporary access to server?
I've hired a remote consultant to tune up my servers. Now, I am not 100% confident about giving him root password and allow him to do whatever he wants to do on the servers. Ideally, I want to see ...
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Windows Server 2008 32 bit SP2; disabled, renamed guest account becomes active automatically :/
Environment
OS : Windows Server 2008
Architecture : 32 bit
Service pack level : SP2
Edition : Enterprise
Intent : Stand-alone test workstation, not part of a domain or a work group.
I did a fresh ...
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How can I use dd to back up the whole disk from inside a linux-vserver guest?
I have a Linux-vserver guest I want to dump the whole disk of. I have no access to the host.
I tried:
dd if=/dev/hdv1 | gzip -c | ssh user@remote.host.net 'dd of=/path/to/file.img' bs=2048
but the ...
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A space-efficient guest filesystem for grow-as-needed virtual disks?
A common practice is to use non-preallocated virtual disks.
Since they only grow as needed, it makes them perfect for fast backup, overallocation and creation speed.
Since file systems are usually ...
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Best Practices for “temporary” accounts in a Windows server environment?
Are there any best practices for "temporary worker" accounts in a Windows server environment?
We have a couple of contractors joining the organization temporarily. They only need access to a few ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Virtual Network Setup
Some background: I'm very much new to networking in general, and virtualization in particular. I'm trying to set up a series of VMs as we are transitioning to a thin client setup. I have been ...
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Weird fluctuating time on a XEN linux guest
I have a weird problem with some servers here at work. We have a few XEN guests who's current time fluctuates.
# date;date;date;date;date;date;date
Thu Feb 25 16:00:40 PHT 2010
Thu Feb 25 16:00:48 ...
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Monthly Cloning of guest
I am setting a two guests one DEV and one TEST, what i want to do is each month have a script run that will clone(Copy) the DEV guest over top the TEST guest replacing the TEST Guest. I will need it ...
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If I'm using Workgroup based Windows networking, do I need a login for all users on all PCs if I have a guest account with Admin Priv?
I administer our small office network. If I want PC's 1-5 (PC1, PC2, etc.) to all have access to our Server (using Windows Workgroup networking (not Domain networking) that I have to have the logon ...
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Renting a dedicated, but getting a VPS. How to detect?
When renting a dedicated server, how can one be certain than he/she is not getting a VPS or some other virtual machine variant instead of a true dedicated hardware box?
Which checks can be run ...
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Wireless guest access with HP ProCurve 420
We have a HP ProCurve 420 wireless access point hooked up to our LAN, which then connects to the internet though a gateway router. Is it possible to set up a guest SSID, which can access the internet ...
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Security effects of granting guest access to a database
I'm doing a compare of my development server with production and find one has this:
EXEC sp_grantdbaccess N'guest'
How would anyone take advantage of the guest user in a connection string? It ...
