[vbox-users] Passing traffic from Host OS to Guest OS - Any chance of virus infection

2010-02-13 Thread Karthik Balaguru
Hi, The internet connection is in Linux (Host OS). I have been planning for ubuntu (Host OS) and Windows Vista(Guest OS). I am just eager to know if i have Windows as a guest OS on Host OS(Linux), is it less possible for Windows to get infected by virus as Host OS is only connected to internet ? An

Re: [vbox-users] Passing traffic from Host OS to Guest OS - Any chance of virus infection

2010-02-13 Thread Robin Green
At Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:10:18 +0530, Karthik Balaguru wrote: > Hi, > The internet connection is in Linux (Host OS). I have been planning > for ubuntu (Host OS) and Windows Vista(Guest OS). > I am just eager to know if i have Windows as a guest OS on Host > OS(Linux), is it less possible for Windows

[vbox-users] 3.1.4 - md5sum link busted

2010-02-13 Thread Pablo Sanchez
Howdy, As Alexey said, `great job VBox Team!' (in my mind you're still the VirtualBox team .. ;) ... Just a note to let you know the `MD5 sum' link is busted from this page `http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads' [ http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.1.4/MD5SUMS ] I get a `N

Re: [vbox-users] Passing traffic from Host OS to Guest OS - Any chance of virus infection

2010-02-13 Thread Karthik Balaguru
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Robin Green wrote: > At Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:10:18 +0530, > Karthik Balaguru wrote: >> Hi, >> The internet connection is in Linux (Host OS). I have been planning >> for ubuntu (Host OS) and Windows Vista(Guest OS). >> I am just eager to know if i have Windows as a g

Re: [vbox-users] 3.1.4 - md5sum link busted

2010-02-13 Thread Kees Nuyt
On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:49:04 -0500, you wrote: >Howdy, > >As Alexey said, `great job VBox Team!' (in my mind you're still the >VirtualBox team .. ;) ... > >Just a note to let you know the `MD5 sum' link is busted from this >page `http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads' > > [ http://downl

Re: [vbox-users] Can one lock a USB device 'on' so guest *always* gets it?

2010-02-13 Thread Amichai Rotman
Hi Chris, I am having the same problem while trying to update my Nokia N97 firmware with the following setup: Kubuntu Hardy VirtualBox 3.1.4 Nokia N97 (RM-505) connected via the original USB cable. Latest Nokia Ovi Suite and Nokia Software Update Two minutes in to the update process it suddenly

Re: [vbox-users] Passing traffic from Host OS to Guest OS - Any chance of virus infection

2010-02-13 Thread Karthik Balaguru
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Karthik Balaguru wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Robin Green wrote: >> At Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:10:18 +0530, >> Karthik Balaguru wrote: >>> Hi, >>> The internet connection is in Linux (Host OS). I have been planning >>> for ubuntu (Host OS) and Windows Vis

[vbox-users] Using bridged two ways which is better?

2010-02-13 Thread stosss
What is the benefit of doing bridged in this complicated way http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Advanced_Networking_Linux when you can just do bridged by opening vbox > select a VM > settings > network > attached to Bridged > name eth0 > advanced adapter type PCnet-FAST III. Then just launch the VM