Public bug reported: Since the last virtualbox upgrade (5.1.24) the vboxnet0 host-only network device doesn't work:
shankao@maldita:~$ ifconfig vboxnet0 vboxnet0: flags=4098<BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 inet 192.168.57.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 0.0.0.0 ether 0a:00:27:00:00:00 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B) RX errors 0 dropped 10 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 shankao@maldita:~$ ifconfig up vboxnet0 vboxnet0: Unknown server error ifconfig: `--help' gives usage information. shankao@maldita:~$ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: virtualbox 5.1.24-dfsg-2build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.11.0-10.15-generic 4.11.8 Uname: Linux 4.11.0-10-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Jul 27 17:13:46 2017 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-25 (1705 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120627) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_SG:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_SG.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: virtualbox UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: virtualbox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1706895 Title: Virtualbox host network device vboxnet0 not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1706895/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs