Arch host - Virtual box - sends DHCP request but does not see an offer

mikejuszkie · 2015-02-11 20:27:22

I have been having an issue with my virtual box. It has a extremely odd behaviors. This pc is my work laptop and my host is Arch Linux and I have a windows VM for some design tools. I need to use the bridged adapter to check out the licences off the network. When my laptop is on wifi my virtual box cannot connect to the network. My host can see the dhcp request but no offer. On the dhcp server i can see the offers but it does not get to my laptop for some reason. The real strange thing is It works just fine if i connect via Ethernet, and then continues to work if i switch back to wifi. I would like to resolve this as I have one of those laptops with the jaw for the Ethernet port and takes alot of effort to remove the thing. Has anyone come across this issue and have any solution? please let me know if I need to provide more information to understand my situation.

gbcbooks · 2015-02-12 14:54:20

first thing need to be confirm, did you bound your wireless network adepter to the virtual bridge interface you have create ?
if you did , check the mac destination of dhcp offer message to see if they are the same with your virtual bridge.

mikejuszkie · 2015-02-12 16:21:16

yes, when I connect via wifi the bridged adapter is bound to my wlp3s0 and when i connect via Ethernet it is bound to the enp4s0. The offer is to the proper MAC. The only way that my laptop sees the offer for my virtual box is via Ethernet. If I switch back to wifi after having connected via everything works as it should.

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#1 2015-02-11 20:27:22

Arch host - Virtual box - sends DHCP request but does not see an offer

#2 2015-02-12 14:54:20

Re: Arch host - Virtual box - sends DHCP request but does not see an offer

#3 2015-02-12 16:21:16

Re: Arch host - Virtual box - sends DHCP request but does not see an offer

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