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Asked: 2012-01-14 19:45:18 +0800 CST

How to setup VirtualBox with static IP?

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Host OS has one nic with 4 static IP address x.x.x.250-x.x.x.254 I have installed Ubuntu as a Guest OS with bridged networking. I would like it to have static ip x.x.x.255

As I mentioned earlier, host os has ip set manually. I set ip manually for guest os (ubuntu server) but it doesn't seem to be able to ping any ip.

Your help is appreciated

Edit: Host OS does not use IP x.x.x.255

ubuntu networking virtualbox static-ip

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    .255 is the broadcast address for your network if your subnet mask is 24 bits (255.255.255.0) and cannot be used for a host address.

    You'll have to use an IP less than .250 for your VBox instance.

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  2. The issues might be lies on the gateway ip you have used in the guest os.

    Here is the reference link to configure the static ip in virtualbox

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