-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hmmm, ok. Well, I'm stumped as to what the problem could be then, sorry.
Greg On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 09:43:19PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > > The first command ifconfig assigns eth0 its configuration, the second > command associates the network device br0 (normally eth0 or eth1) with my > local network, without this command I (the host, not the guest) have no > communication with the other local hosts... the second route (not shown > here) associates the network interface with the default gateway so it is > able to go out to internet. > > The route commands were borrowed from /etc/rc.d/rc.inetd and adapted to my > wireless cards, whithout both of them there is no local network nor > internet. > > This is the script I use to setup my wireless cards (works equal with the > wired cards just ignoring the iwconfig commands) and the same commands are > applied to br0 (WITHOUT iwconfig) > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > if [ ! $1 ] > then > echo "Use: " $0 "<dynamic> <nick> <essid> [key]" > echo " " $0 "<x.y.z.w> <nick> <essid> [key]" > echo " " $0 "<unload>" > exit > fi > > ifconfig $1 down > rmmod ipw2200 > > if [ $1 == unload ] > then > echo "++++++++++++++++++++++++++" > echo "+ Unloading driver +" > echo "++++++++++++++++++++++++++" > exit > fi > > /sbin/modprobe ipw2200 led=1 > > iwconfig eth1 mode Managed > iwconfig eth1 txpower 20 > iwconfig eth1 sens 2 > #iwconfig eth1 channel 11 > iwconfig eth1 rate auto > > # SET NICKNAME > if [ $2 ] > then > iwconfig eth1 nickname $2 > fi > > # SET ESSID > if [ $3 ] > then > iwconfig eth1 essid "$3" > fi > > # SET NETWORK KEY > if [ $4 ] > then > iwconfig eth1 key $4 > else > iwconfig eth1 key off > fi > > if [ $1 != "dynamic" ] > then > echo "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" > echo "+ Setting wireless to fixed IP +" > echo "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" > ifconfig eth1 down > ifconfig eth1 $1 netmask 255.255.255.0 > route add -net 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth1 > route add default gw 192.168.1.254 dev eth1 > ifconfig eth1 up > else > echo "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" > echo "+ Setting wireless to dynamic IP +" > echo "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" > dhcpcd -t 15 -d eth1 > fi > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > This is the script I use everyday to setup my wifi, just translated it > from eth1 to br0 ... Note that VirtualBox manual says that bridging does > not work on most wireless interfaces, but it works in my laptop. With NAT > works *everything* including internet except bidirectional communication > that requires port forwardind... with Host Interface it works everything > except that the guest is unable to reach the gateway 192.168.1.254 (all > other ip's are accesible) with any kind of service (ping, http) and in > consequence there's no internet. > > If you think anyway the problem is the wireless, I tried with the wired > eth0 connection and it does exactly the same, host interface has no > internet. > > > Am really getting crazy :'( > > > Regards > > > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users > - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) - -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkizi3UACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyCYBQCg1aqiRXVCIU7I26V1YYGsJHDj 8I4AnRHhSyNrIwRxSjNLgVeMi69w/Td8 =2Wil -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
