Changeset 55294 in vbox

Timestamp:

Apr 15, 2015 3:46:31 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

doc/manual: some additional information to host-only interfaces

Location:

trunk/doc/manual/en_US

Files:

• user_Networking.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• user_VBoxManage.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_Networking.xml

@@ -697 +697 @@
           linkend="vboxmanage-modifyvm" /> for details.</para>
         </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist></para>
+    </itemizedlist></para>
+
+    <para>Before you can attach a VM to a host-only network you have to
+      create at least one host-only interface, either from the GUI:
+      "File" -&gt; "Preferences" -&gt; "Network" -&gt; "Host-only network"
+      -&gt; "(+)Add host-only network", or via command line with</para>
+      <screen>VBoxManage hostonlyif create</screen> 
+      <para>see <xref linkend="vboxmanage-hostonlyif" /> for details.</para>
 
     <para>For host-only networking, like with internal networking, you may

trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_VBoxManage.xml

@@ -4339 +4339 @@
   </sect1>
 
-  <sect1>
+  <sect1 id="vboxmanage-hostonlyif">
     <title>VBoxManage hostonlyif</title>
 
@@ -4347 +4347 @@
     identified by a name and can either use the internal DHCP server or a
     manual IP configuration (both IP4 and IP6).</para>
+
+    <para>The following list summarizes the available subcommands:</para>
+
+    <glosslist>
+      <glossentry>
+        <glossterm><computeroutput>ipconfig "&lt;name&gt;"</computeroutput></glossterm>
+        <glossdef>
+          <para>Configure a hostonly interface</para>
+        </glossdef>
+      </glossentry>
+      <glossentry>
+        <glossterm><computeroutput>create</computeroutput></glossterm>
+        <glossdef>
+          <para>Ceates a new vboxnet&lt;N&gt; interface on the host OS. 
+            This command is essential before you can attach VMs to host-only network.</para>
+        </glossdef>
+      </glossentry>
+      <glossentry>
+        <glossterm><computeroutput>remove vboxnet&lt;N&gt;</computeroutput></glossterm>
+        <glossdef>
+          <para>Removes a vboxnet&lt;N&gt; interface from the host OS.</para>
+        </glossdef>
+      </glossentry>
+    </glosslist>
+
   </sect1>