From a0bc119ec7d5ae7270b1897407def582bacb1cfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitchell Hashimoto Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 20:18:22 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] website/docs: document NAT interface [GH-3619] --- website/docs/source/v2/virtualbox/boxes.html.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/docs/source/v2/virtualbox/boxes.html.md b/website/docs/source/v2/virtualbox/boxes.html.md index 61f209d6d..6026369c0 100644 --- a/website/docs/source/v2/virtualbox/boxes.html.md +++ b/website/docs/source/v2/virtualbox/boxes.html.md @@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ Additionally, it is helpful to understand the

+## Virtual Machine + +The virtual machine created in VirtualBox can use any configuration you'd +like, but Vagrant has some hard requirements: + + * The first network interface (adapter 1) _must_ be a NAT adapter. + Vagrant uses this to connect the first time. + + * The MAC address of the first network interface (the NAT adapter) + should be noted, since you'll need to put it in a Vagrantfile + later as the value for `config.vm.base_mac`. To get this value, use + the VirtualBox GUI. + +Other than the above, you're free to customize the base virtual machine +as you see fit. + ## Additional Software In addition to the software that should be installed based on the