VirtualBox "Bridged Adapter" when host NIC is turned off
- by chris_l
Hi,
I'm running Linux (Debian Etch) in a VirtualBox VM on my MacBook. I usually ssh from my Mac terminal to the guest machine. I also want to access the internet from my guest, so I set up my host's WLAN card (en1) as a bridged adapter for eth0 on the client.
This works fine, but when I turn off the WLAN card (e.g. to reduce battery consumption),…