In this configuration, the VM gets its own IP address, usually using your network’s DHCP server. The VM appears on the network the same way a physical computer would with its own hardware MAC address. The host’s network adapter is shared by a device driver that is installed by VirtualBox. The VM’s virtual network adapter can only be bridged to one physical network adapter at a time. If your system has more than one network adapter you need to choose which one to attach to. If your system switches between wired and wireless connections, you will need to switch the adapter that the VM is bridged to when changing between wired and wireless. Improved Network Performance with virtio (Windows and Linux hosts only)įor improved VM network performance on Windows and Linux hosts, in the VM’s settings under Network Adapter Type select Paravirtualized Network (virtio-net). The paravirtualized adapter removes much of the overhead of emulating a hardware network adapter. In the VM settings General, on the Advanced tab, set Shared clipboard and Drag’n’Drop to Bidirectional. Copy and paste requires VirtualBox Guest Additions to be installed.

After the RHEL VM is fully installed and has been registered, you can install the kernel packages that are required to install VirtualBox Guest Additions. Tip: to copy and paste before you have setup VirtualBox Guest Additions, use ssh from a Terminal Window on the host.

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