Re: What settings should be used for VM?

[Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com>]

zithro,

On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:16 AM zithro <slack@rabbit.lu> wrote:
>
> On 04 May 2023 14:42, Igor Korot wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am trying install Debian Buster on the VirtualBox as a guest.
> >
> > I set the VM to use HostOnly network with DHCP enabled, but when I ran the
> > installer it failed to auto-configure the network.
> >
> > How do I solve it?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > P.S.: I need python 2, therefore trying to use older version.
> >
>
> Host-only network is only useful to allow network communications between
> the host and the guest, but not to the outside (local network, internet,
> etc). It's like an isolated bridge.
> You can also put several VMs on this bridge so they can communicate
> together.
>
> Do you need internet access on this VM for your python developments ?
> Because if not, just download a full version (DVD ?) of the installer
> and then do everything offline.
>
> If you need internet, you will have to use NAT, but you got the pointer
> already.

I will try to use NAT then.

Thank you.

>