<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[PfSense in VirtualBox on Ubuntu server - Can&#x27;t get WAN IP]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hi, I'm tring to install pfSense on my headless Ubuntu 12.04 server. I have installed the pfSense VM but I need some help getting the network cards configured correctly.</p>
<p dir="auto">My server has 2 Intel NIC called eth0 and eth1. I have setup my pfSense VM to have 2 NICs in bridge mode and I can connect to the pfSense GUI from my network however pfSense can't seem to get an IP from my cable modem.</p>
<p dir="auto">Any idea what could be wrong?</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/44989/pfsense-in-virtualbox-on-ubuntu-server-can-t-get-wan-ip</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:35:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.netgate.com/topic/44989.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:30:55 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PfSense in VirtualBox on Ubuntu server - Can&#x27;t get WAN IP on Mon, 21 May 2012 00:29:00 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I actually fixed it and got it working. Turns out I had to configure the WAN interface on the host side.</p>
<p dir="auto">My /etc/network/interaces file now looks like this:</p>
<pre><code># This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 0.0.0.0

auto eth0:1
iface eth0:1 inet static
address 192.168.0.2
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
dns-nameservers 192.168.0.1

# The WAN interface
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
address 0.0.0.0
</code></pre>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/337455</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/337455</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[RAND0M1ZER]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PfSense in VirtualBox on Ubuntu server - Can&#x27;t get WAN IP on Sun, 20 May 2012 20:39:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I have the same configuration and have encountered the same problem. I was able to get a DHCP assignment from another device so it seems that the nic and virtual br1 are configured correctly. Hmm??</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/337439</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/337439</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dalma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 20:39:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PfSense in VirtualBox on Ubuntu server - Can&#x27;t get WAN IP on Wed, 16 May 2012 23:48:32 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I've tried that rebooting the VM, the physical server, and the modem multiple times with no success.  &gt;:( Do bridge connections require any kind of configuration on the host side of things?</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/336804</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/336804</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[RAND0M1ZER]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:48:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PfSense in VirtualBox on Ubuntu server - Can&#x27;t get WAN IP on Wed, 16 May 2012 17:39:28 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">your vm nic is going to have a different mac I would assume - so reboot your cable modem.  This is normal procedure when changing the mac of the device connected to a cable modem</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/336760</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/336760</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnpoz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:39:28 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>