VirtualBox cloned Ubuntu Server network error

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I run a number of virtual servers on my network and I want to be able to easily clone base installations of Ubuntu Server. I use the VBoxManage command to clone the actual hard disk and I then create a new profile for my VM and copy over the settings of the original VM.

However, when I boot into the cloned VM, there seems to be a network problem. When I issue a PING I get the message "Network unreachable". I traced it down to the fact that the virtual network card of the cloned VM has a different MAC address then the original VM. When I copy the MAC address the clone seems to work fine.

How can I have the cloned VM have it's own MAC address?

Best Answer

Just remove /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules then restart. And all will be fine.

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Virtual Machines – Safe Range of MAC Addresses for Virtual Machines

There are actually 4 sets of Locally Administered Address Ranges that can be used on your network without fear of conflict, assuming no one else has assigned these on your network:

x2-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
x6-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
xA-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
xE-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx

Replacing x with any hex value.

Windows – cloning mac address of physical server converted into vmware server

VMWare will NOT let you change the VENDORID part of your generated MAC address. Well you can edit the VMX file but either the server won't boot or the NIC won't work - it's been about a year since i tried so i cant remember the failure behavior.

What you will need to do is spoof the mac address in windows I haven't done this in windows only *nix but a quick google led me to this link that seems pretty accurate (and since it claims to work in XP should be the same as 2k3) although a bit dated.

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