[CentOS] Virtualization Networking

Mon Oct 3 13:18:40 UTC 2016
Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole at gmail.com>

On 2016-10-03, TE Dukes
<tdukes at palmettoshopper.com> wrote:
>
>
>> -----Original Message----- From:
>> centos-bounces at centos.org
>> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
>> Behalf Of Michael Cole Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 9:41 PM To:
>> centos at centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS]
>> Virtualization Networking
>> 
>> Deletion does not remove all, Try a erase if that did not work.
>> 
>> Configuration files are not always where you expect then to be.
>> 
>> Regards Michael Cole
>> 
>> On Friday, September 30, 2016 9:16:44 PM TE Dukes wrote:
>> > I deleted all virtualization packages and re-installed.
>> >
>> > Something must have been hosed up.
>> >
>> > Installing a VM and it didn't even ask to setup the network.
>> > Hopefully that's a good sign.
>> >
>> > Will know shortly....................
>> >
>> > TIA
>
>
> OK, I'm about done trying to get this to work. I have spent HOURS
> reading, installing, re-installing, etc.
>
> I can get the guest to access the internet but have tried every was
> possible to be able to access the guest from the LAN or even the host.
> Nothing I have tried works.
>
> The only thing all documentation leaves out is how to set up the guest
> networking during the install. Seems if I don't set anything up or
> just set it to DHCP it has internet connectivity, but that is all.
>
> I have gone back in after the guest has been installed and changed the
> networking configuration to match my LAN, that doesn't work either. I
> lose internet accessibility when I do that.
>
> I have tried to install CentOS 7 and Debian 8, the same problems with
> each.  I have tried CentOS the built in Virt-Manager and VirtualBox.
> with same results.  Can't seem to find the free version of VMware but
> I suspect I would have the same results as well.
>
> Again, any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> TI!

VirtualBox gives you a GUI for setting up port forwarding from the host
to the guest. It's under Machine -> Settings -> Network -> Advanced. Did
you try it?

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Liam