I have been running FreeBSD as host for Windows for quite a while. I have not gotten into jails yet other than reading about it (it is my ultimate goal), but for now, a few days ago I decided installed FreeBSD 10.1 inside VirtualBox as a place to start. Now I understand why users need to upload the boot-only ISO to install FreeBSD on Vultr KVM. I’m so glad I read this last month because for a minute I didn't know what VirtualBox' problem was. I even went back to FreeBSD 8.2 trying to make it work, then it hit me like a ton of bricks.
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/freebsd-hosting-shared-vps-etc.21472/page-4
Anyway, when trying to mount USB I get this error "block device required". So I
I got a feeling that this is not possible, and if this is true maybe it’s not such a big deal anyway for a server. On the hosting side it just add an extra layer of security. I kind of better understand the use of VirtualBox, KVM and other virtualization where FreeBSD would be the guest. Jails would not have these problems but cloud hosting is dominated by KVM and openVZ. On my first try I will know what to expect. Other than the power of the KVM administrator and that’s a maybe, I bet a FreeBSD jail could be so deep Beastie couldn’t find it. I’m just wondering...
Anyway, I have files under the FreeBSD host system that I want to copy inside this virtual FreeBSD space. How do I connect to the host and/or other machine to upload and download files into my new virtual OS similar to what freebsd-update(8) just did, or whatever is best that you networking people do.
I’m not asking for a full course in networking. I got a decent understanding from reading threads and links from here but I never did anything but wonder about it, now I am force to learn use it
All I need is a few commands and hints to get me started. Just one more thing. What command would I use to learn the IP address of this FreeBSD inside VirtualBox, and how could I make it static so to take that control away from VirtualBox?
Thanks in advance.
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/freebsd-hosting-shared-vps-etc.21472/page-4
Anyway, when trying to mount USB I get this error "block device required". So I
/dev; ls -l
and there are no block devices at all under /dev inside this FreeBSD virtual OS. What command can I use to mount USB inside this virtual system or what do I need to do to make this happen?I got a feeling that this is not possible, and if this is true maybe it’s not such a big deal anyway for a server. On the hosting side it just add an extra layer of security. I kind of better understand the use of VirtualBox, KVM and other virtualization where FreeBSD would be the guest. Jails would not have these problems but cloud hosting is dominated by KVM and openVZ. On my first try I will know what to expect. Other than the power of the KVM administrator and that’s a maybe, I bet a FreeBSD jail could be so deep Beastie couldn’t find it. I’m just wondering...
Anyway, I have files under the FreeBSD host system that I want to copy inside this virtual FreeBSD space. How do I connect to the host and/or other machine to upload and download files into my new virtual OS similar to what freebsd-update(8) just did, or whatever is best that you networking people do.
I’m not asking for a full course in networking. I got a decent understanding from reading threads and links from here but I never did anything but wonder about it, now I am force to learn use it
All I need is a few commands and hints to get me started. Just one more thing. What command would I use to learn the IP address of this FreeBSD inside VirtualBox, and how could I make it static so to take that control away from VirtualBox?
Thanks in advance.