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VirtualBox Bridged Adapter DHCP works, but no network traffic
I'm running VirtualBox on macOS where I host a Windows 10 VM guest.
I've been able to establish comms between the guest and the internet through a NAT connection.
However, I would like the VM to be ...
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How to solve the error "Error: Command failed to execute!" when installing Virtualbox on macOS using Homebrew?
I typed:
brew cask install virtualbox
and as result I got:
==> Satisfying dependencies
==> Downloading http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.2.0/VirtualBox-5.2.0-118431-OSX.dmg
Already ...
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Shared folders not working on VirtualBox with OS X host and windows guest
I am trying to set up folder sharing on my windows guest OS with a OS X host, and somehow its not working.
Here’s my Shared folders in VirtualBox:
However, it does not show up in Windows ...
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Reach web-application on host OS from within VirtualBox
I'm running an OSX host with an Debian box inside virtual box. How would I be able to reach the guest OS (i.e. web-app on port 3001) from inside my VM?
I tried ifconfig from inside my VM, taking that ...
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Can't install VMware tools (Mac OS 10.7) [closed]
I'm trying to install VMware tools on the Guest OS (OS inside VMware), which is Mac OS 10.7. Windows hosts VMware which hosts Mac OS.
I just eject the disk and press "install VMware tools". ...
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Change MacOS X guest screen resolution for VirtualBox
I have tried all alternatives and resources that I found on internet to achieve to change screen resolution in my MacOS X guest. I have the latest VirtualBox version (4.1.22) and I have MacOS X 10.6.3 ...
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How to setup VirtualBox port forwarding on Mac OS X to Ubuntu 16.04?
Everything I've read so far makes port forwarding sound like a snap but I must be missing some magic piece. Here's what I'm doing:
Host OS = Mac OS X
Guest OS = Ubuntu 16.04 Server
Run gunicorn web ...
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VirtualBox, macOS, Ubuntu guest screen flickering red
I am using a 27-inch Mac with Sierra installed. I have VirtualBox 5.1.26 (with guest additions) with an Ubuntu 16.04.3 VM.
When I run it full-screen with 3D acceleration activated, there is a ...
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VMware vs virtualbox for mac osx guest, does vmware support guest additions?
I spent hours downloading and setting up an image for mac os sierra for virtualbox
then I find out there is no guest additions for mac osx from virtualbox. So graphics slow and laggy. Resolutions not ...
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Internet is not running on Virtual machine
I am using using virtual box on windows 10, my guest machine is Mac OS X El Capitan. Host machine(Windows 10) is connected to wi-fi, but no internet on guest machine. I tried every solution available ...
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VirtualBox's Internet doesn't work no matter what
None of my VirtualBox virtual machine can use the internet. I've tried every possible configuration of networking ad it never works. Occasionally, just out of the blue, without changing anything, the ...
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boot an installed linux virtually on mac
I'm using MacBookPro-Early-2015 OSX-10.10.5 .
I have an ubuntu installed in (hd0,gpt3) which boots correctly if I chose it in EFI boot option.
I want to boot it virtually from OSX using virtualbox or ...
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VirtualBox on OSX: host unbearably slow
Even though my mac is quite new and well equipped, using virtualbox slows it down to a crawl. Here's an example:
With Virtualbox open, running a Windows XP guest:
➜ uptime
9:19 up 2 days, 17:28, ...
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Make Windows VirtualBox guest follow Mac host DNS resolution
I already have a custom domain name entry on my Mac's /etc/hosts file that I use for local testing. I'm able to connect from a browser using http://dev.mysite.co:5000.
127.0.0.1 dev.mysite.co
127.0.0....
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VirtualBox generates blank running screens for Windows VM
I've installed Windows 10 with Guest Additions running on macOS Sierra and it works fine on the full screen.
However it generated after some time extra blank screen, then after another one as shown ...
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