Setup
- Ubuntu Server 11.10 x64
- VirtualBox 4.1.12
- One network adapter eth0 with a static IP address
My /etc/network/interfaces looks like
#Local loopback
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
#Primary Interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.0.0.6
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 10.0.0.1
Need
Static IP for Ubuntu Host
Static IP for multiple Ubuntu guests
My attempt
- Downloaded the .deb for 64bit virtual box
dpkg -i virtualbox.deb
- Create a VM and install ubuntu server 11.10 x64 from ISO
- Set the networking mode to bridged and choose 'eth0' as the interface
- Fail.
None of the guides I can find for bridged networking work because everything changed since vbox 2
Edit (Update)
I no longer have this setup running b/c I didn't find an answer. I switched over to an ESXi rig from VMWare. This will prevent me from testing potential answers. I will voluntarily withdraw the question of a mod deems that appropriate, but I do think this is a good question that I'd love to see have an answer for the next poor guy to try this.